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Christina Petru

Frankfurt am Main, Vienna
As seen in: Reinvantage (formerly Emerging Europe), U.S. News and World Report, Yahoo News, Eurasia Review, bne IntelliNews, Islands Business
Covers:  Fiscal policy, sovereign debt, bilateral relations, European Union, EU/U.S relations, political risk/stability, corruption, financial crime, civil society, gender, Eastern Europe, Russia, Central Asia
Economist, Political Analyst & Journalist. Born in #USSR. Free markets fan. Contributor @usnews @_EmergingEurope, @bneintellinews, muckrack.com/christina-petru

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Christina Petru (Кристина Петру), Ph.D, is a retired economist, active financial journalist and academic. Dr. Petru contributes to BNE Intellinews and Emerging Europe, and writes for others like U.S News & World Report, Eurasia Review & Geopolitical Monitor on matters like economic policy, bilateral relations/diplomacy, political risk/stability, foreign/governmental relations and territorial security, in relation to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), the Commonwealth of Independ…

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Why soccer bets in Belarus should cease - Emerging Europe | Intelligence, Community, News

Why soccer bets in Belarus should cease - Emerging Europe | Intelligence, Community, News

Recent news that Covid-19's mass cancellation of sports fixtures has led gambling companies to offer bets on …

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Lukashenko's Death Match. Stop Betting On Belarus.

Lukashenko's Death Match. Stop Betting On Belarus.

COVID-19 has rightly grounded almost all sports fixtures-with one big exception being football matches in Bel…

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U.S. News & World Report (США): станет ли Молдавия Украиной для Трампа?

U.S. News & World Report (США): станет ли Молдавия Украиной для Трампа?

США потеряют эту восточноевропейскую страну и уступят ее России, если Вашингтон не наведет мосты с ключевыми …

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Will Moldova Be Donald Trump's Ukraine?

Will Moldova Be Donald Trump's Ukraine?

The Republic of Moldova was once the poster child for the European Union's Eastern Partnership program. Today…

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Contributor, Emerging Europe

Contributor, Emerging Europe

My profile page/recent articles and other editorials/analyses at Emerging Europe where I am a contributor and…

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Prosecuting the Prosecutor, Moldova Attacks Anti-Corruption Campaigners

Prosecuting the Prosecutor, Moldova Attacks Anti-Corruption Campaigners

Despite a crackdown on corruption demanded by Moldova's Western allies, a Prosecutor General appointed by the…

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Opinion: Europe’s efforts to vilify Vanuatu’s Citizenship Program are tone deaf, protectionist and foolish

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By Christina Petru
| Islands Business Verified
In a press call on 12 January, the European Union announced that it may look to suspend its bilateral agreement with Vanuatu, which allows citizens of the Pacific nation to enter, visa free. This obstruction—which necessary swerves treaty bounds with Brussels—will not just prevent those born in Vanuatu from free travel.
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Clientelism, Cronyism, and Abuse of Power in a Time of Coronavirus

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By Christina Petru
| christinapetru.com
More than one year after the World Health Organization’s announcement that coronavirus constituted an international pandemic, economists, international law enforcement agencies, non-governmental organizations, and anti-corruption campaigners are bitterly cognizant of the cost. Put plainly, COVID-19’s toll can’t be measured in loss of life alone, and though some are slowly embarking on the slow road to normality, political life has changed in developed nations.
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Clientelism, Cronyism, and Abuse of Power in a Time of Coronavirus

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By Christina Petru
| Geopolitical Monitor
More than one year after the World Health Organization’s announcement that coronavirus constituted an international pandemic, economists, international law enforcement agencies, non-governmental organizations, and anti-corruption campaigners are bitterly cognizant of the cost. Put plainly, COVID-19’s toll can’t be measured in loss of life alone, and though some are slowly embarking on the slow road to normality, political life has changed in developed nations.
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