Nicholas Watson in Prague
Thu, 2nd Sep -- Germany is causing a bit of a stink in Central Europe with its decision at the end of August to vote against an €80m EU subsidy toward building a liquefied natural gas (LNG) gas terminal at the port of Swinoujscie near the German border in northwest Poland.

Tim Gosling in Moscow
Wed, 25th Aug -- The record-breaking heat wave that afflicted Russia this summer has hurt the economy and the effects have already spilled over to the rest of the world by sending food prices soaring.

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Fri, 20th Aug -- Ukraine is the 49th best country in the world, according to a ranking published by Newsweek magazine, and offers the best quality of life among low-income countries across the globe.

Clare Nuttall in Almaty
Wed, 18th Aug -- Hard on the heels of news that KazMunaiGas has signed off on a deal to increase its stake in Kashagan, comes reports the Kazakh government is close to striking a deal over the Karachaganak gas project.

Graham Stack in Kyiv
Fri, 20th Aug -- One of the former Soviet Union's claims to fame was to be a "nation of readers." Now this ex-nation has got its own e-reader, in the form of the Pocketbook devices now widely visible in metros of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the brainchild of a Kyiv-based company.

Justin Vela in Istanbul
Fri, 13th Aug -- The Turkish stock market has experienced a rollercoaster few weeks as it hit a series of record highs only to retreat when the government appeared to have shot itself in the foot by delaying a market-friendly fiscal rule ahead of elections next year. How much of an effect this delay will have on investors over the longer term is still unclear.

Jan Cienski in Warsaw
Wed, 18th Aug -- One of the conditions for Poland hosting the Euro 2012 football championships is that it build four world class stadiums for the matches and an improved transport network. The stadiums are well on the way to being completed, but there is a lot more trouble modernising the dilapidated road network.

Guy Norton in London
Thu, 12th Aug -- Since the beginning of its operations in Croatia, the EBRD has committed close to €400m for the modernisation of transport infrastructure, much of its geared to helping to boost revenues from tourism, which is one of the most important sectors of the Croatian economy.

Jaroslaw Adamowski in Warsaw
Wed, 11th Aug -- The upcoming sale of Poland's second-largest mobile operator Polkomtel might not only shake up the country's telecommunications market, but it could also boost the company's expansion efforts. Eyeing acquisition opportunities in the Polish telecom market, Polkomtel plans to issue eurobonds worth €1bn.

Clare Nuttall in Almaty
Tue, 10th Aug -- James Giffen, the American consultant dubbed "Mr Kazakhstan" for his role in 1990s oil deals, has pleaded guilty to a tax misdemeanor. He is facing a maximum penalty of just one year in jail and a $25,000 fine when he is sentenced in November.

Jiri Kominek in Prague
Tue, 10th Aug -- Under pressure to reduce budget deficits and debt, Central Europe's governments are looking to the sale of state assets as a main way to achieve this.

Clare Nuttall in Almaty
Mon, 9th Aug -- The crisis forced millions of migrant workers to return home, but this has not dampened the enthusiasm among residents of the former Soviet countries for working abroad. In total, around 100m people in the region would be willing to move abroad, according to a Gallup Poll.