Frontier Dispatches

No debt service on Russian external obligations - unclear if that includes $-denominations. If this extends into a broader sovereign default, that makes 2 defaults in just over 20 years. Russia is like the PG&E of sovereign debt

Dispatch #4: Breaking into Guyana: Confronting the realities of the frontier bit.ly/33yRG5c #FrontierMarkets #Guyana #EmergingMarkets

All - we’re back and have started a Substack (seems to be the thing to do these days) - the focus is less on Central Asia and more on investing themes in frontier and emerging markets. frontierdispatches.substack.…

Happy to announce that we have restored all content on our site. For those interested, check out: steppedispatches.com.

@NShadykenov Hi Nurbek, thanks for flagging. If you scroll down to the "News Briefs" section, the Uzbek citizenship should be the 4th bullet

Ruble, tenge continue to slide as oil declines to record low. buff.ly/1QzBOjs #Russia #Kazakhstan

Outbreak of #swineflu in #Ukraine, #Georgia, #Russia, and #Kazakhstan, with 310 hospitalized in St. Petersburg: buff.ly/1Shl3JQ

Ruble, tenge continue to slide as oil declines to record low. buff.ly/23r0hg2 #Russia #Kazakhstan

#Ukraine: Finance Minister confirms plans to accelerate return of Crimea in 2016 with cooperation from EU: buff.ly/1Qq5y0q

#British inquiry into Aleksandr LItvinenko poisoning shows operation approved at highest levels of authority buff.ly/1SIiiCF #Russia

#British inquiry into Aleksandr LItvinenko poisoning shows operation approved at highest levels of authority buff.ly/1OTKk8q #Russia

#Ukraine: Finance Minister confirms plans to accelerate return of Crimea in 2016 with cooperation from EU: buff.ly/1JzsQkR

Outbreak of #swineflu in #Ukraine, #Georgia, #Russia, and #Kazakhstan, with 310 hospitalized in St. Petersburg: buff.ly/1PxWrxJ

Ruble, tenge continue to slide as oil declines to record low. buff.ly/1OTKjBh #Russia #Kazakhstan

#Iran: Tensions in #Iraq after 3 Americans are kidnapped by Shi'ite group, claiming Iranian sanctioning: buff.ly/1nLk8pN

#Russia considering low-budget bailout of VEB state development bank to tune of $2.4 billion, holds toxic asses: buff.ly/1nkbiPj

#Uzbekistan: Diplomatic delegation visits DC, hailed as positive development for willingness to discuss human rights buff.ly/1PgUrI9

#Russia: Diplomat at #Davos warns Syrian opposition delegation to show for talks on 1/25, otherwise consequences: buff.ly/1JzsAm3

#Tajikistan: Parliament adopted amendments allowing for unlimited presidential terms for Emmomali Rahmon: buff.ly/1OTK9Kh

#Ukraine: Anti-trust regulatory agency fines Russian #Gzprom $3.4 billion on charges of monopolization: buff.ly/1JzsxGI