Ever since Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko launched a brutal crackdown to retain power last August, Minsk has been increasingly isolated—and has lashed out at its neighbours, such as Poland, who support the Belarusian opposition.

The former Georgian president had been refusing food for 50 days to protest against his detention. He is now receiving treatment at a military hospital.

Armenia's GDP growth is expected to reach 5.5 percent in 2021 and 5.25 percent in 2022, while inflation is projected to moderate in 2022 from its recent highs.

TBC Bank reported a net profit of 610.5 million lari ($197 million) in the first nine months of this year from 221.8 million lari in the same period last year.

Gas prices in Europe rose sharply after Germany’s energy regulator suspended the certification process for the Nord Stream 2 underwater pipeline taking Russian gas to Germany.

Dmitry Sergeev is a successful serial entrepreneur of Russian origin, who built his most prominent venture, Depositphotos, in Ukraine.