This is Bulgaria. I speak Bulgarian. I don’t speak English or Chinese, says Plamen, a short and skinny taxi driver in his late fifties. He is quite assertive in his...
Andrew Wrobel
Andrew Wrobel is the head of content strategy and publishing at Emerging Europe. Trained as a journalist and a filmmaker, he has worked for press and broadcast media for over 15 years, covering business and economy. He has authored and contributed to a number of international business, investment and trade-related publications and reports. He specialises in nation branding (PhD candidate). He's a frequent moderator, panellist and commentator. Twitter: @andrew__wrobel
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, this is the captain speaking. On my behalf, the first officer and our kind cabin crew we welcome you onboard this Wizz Air flight...
When UK-based financial markets consultancy Catalyst Development were choosing a location for their first nearshore consulting hub earlier this year, they looked at...
Hi, can I order a vegan meal for my flight to Bucharest please? At the other end of the line, an agent at Tarom – Romania’s national airline – replies in Romanian. I had...
Just to be clear — I am not planning on climbing Mount Mepistskharo, which at 2850 metres is the highest peak in the Meskheti Range, a part of the Lesser Caucasus in...
Coinciding with the FTSE Russell upgrade of Poland from emerging to developed market status, Bank Pekao, the country’s second largest lender, has opened a representative...
Latvian Arthur Analts of Variant Studio, who won the London Design Biennale’s Best Design Medal, has encouraged the Latvian government to showcase the country’s brand...
Very excited about my first ever visit to Batumi I am on my way to catch my train. But unlike in all the other places that I have visited, the railway station in Tbilisi...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is creating a Warsaw-based Central Europe hub for those European Union countries in which the EBRD still...
It’s not easy to get to Poland’s Krynica Zdrój, a tiny town on the southern border with Slovakia. Kraków, the closest large city, is 150 kilometres or a two-and-a-half...
Croatia’s appearance in the World Cup final in July boosted the country’s image like never before. Even before the final, the Croatian tourist board announced it had...
Stephen Ndegwa, the World Bank’s country manager for Serbia, and Peter Tabak, lead regional economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)...
