There can be no way of overstating the effect on Ukraine’s political affairs of the U.S. sanctions imposed on oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky – it is nothing short of a political earthquake.

On International Women's Day on March 8, Shahla Ismayilova, chairwoman of the Women’s Association for Rational Development, speaks about the status of women's rights in Azerbaijan, and women’s role in society, public and political life

Fitch ratings agency has affirmed the Southern Gas Corridor -- extending from the Caspian Sea to the Adriatic ad Europe -- senior unsecured long term debt rating at BB+.

Ukraine proceeded grimly with its campaign to bring COVID under control - particularly outbreaks in the west of the country – but faced an equally tough problem by enlisting the president and a variety of celebrities to persuade a reluctant population to get vaccinated.