Clare Nuttall

1 week ago | intellinews.com | Denitsa Koseva |Clare Nuttall

Ever since Donald Trump’s re-election to the US presidency, politicians from across Southeast Europe that have been put under US sanctions have stepped up their lobbying efforts. Individuals sanctioned for high-level corruption and/or ties to Russia are optimistic that Trump’s return to power meant a new US administration far more sympathetic towards their situations.

2 weeks ago | intellinews.com | Clare Nuttall

As Albania’s political scene heats up ahead of the May 11 general elections, an unlikely figure has emerged at the centre of the campaign: the owl. In an ongoing war of words, Prime Minister Edi Rama and opposition leader Sali Berisha have been using the bird as a metaphorical weapon to taunt each other. Rama, a frequent user of social media to advance his message, has posted a series of videos featuring owls, which he suggests speak in Berisha’s voice.

3 weeks ago | intellinews.com | Clare Nuttall

By Clare Nuttall in Glasgow #WesterBalkans #crime #drugs #LatinAmerica #cocaine Russian officials have confirmed a steady flow of Syrian refugees that have begun settling in the Perm region of the country as sectarian attacks continue to target religious minorities, including Alawites. Thanks to the tangible thaw in US-Russian relations, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the government to work out the conditions for firms to return.

3 weeks ago | intellinews.com | Clare Nuttall

Halyk Bank, Kazakhstan’s oldest financial institution, has become an important part of the country’s ongoing digital banking revolution. The transformation of Kazakhstan’s banking sector is striking, as the country surpasses long-established European and global banks in the scope and sophistication of digital services offered through ‘super apps’, multifunctional platforms launched and continuously expanded by the country’s leading banks.

4 weeks ago | intellinews.com | Clare Nuttall

By Clare Nuttall in Almaty #KASE #Kazakhstan #stocks #shares #ECM The EU's jurisdiction over the SWIFT messaging service is a major obstacle to US-Russian proposals to lift sanctions on Russia’s Rosselkhozbank, according to Yuliia Pavytska, head of the sanctions programme at the KSE Institute.