Ministers clink glasses every time a multinational lands in Central and Eastern Europe. But it’s time the region stopped chasing headlines and started backing the...
Craig Turp-Balazs
Craig Turp-Balazs is head of insight and analysis at Reinvantage.
Demographic decline—an increasing problem across much of CEE and the Baltics—need not signal permanent retreat. Rather, it offers the perfect moment for reinvention...
In warehouses and tech parks from Kyiv to Kraków, entrepreneurs once building apps and software are now designing drones and cyber defences. Russia’s invasion forced a...
As Croatia’s beach resorts prepare for another bumper summer, businesses behind the scenes are scrambling—not for tourists, but for workers. The country’s demographic...
While traditional European financial centres grapple with economic headwinds and regulatory complexities, Lithuania continues to punch above its weight, reinforcing its...
Central and Eastern Europe’s waste crisis can no longer be ignored or buried. But some forward-thinking municipalities have already proven that modern waste-to-energy...
A majority of CEOs in CEE now recognise the importance of innovation and reinvention, saying that their businesses will not be viable in 10 years’ time under their...
Vacationing in Dictatorships: International Tourism in Socialist Romania and Franco’s Spain, by Adelina Ștefan. Dictatorships are not generally renowned for their...
If you’re still picturing dowdy state factories and questionable ‘business lunches’, it’s time to wake up. Central and Eastern Europe is writing an electrifying new...
America’s corporate giants are quietly deleting diversity from their playbooks. Europe’s firms should not follow suit; instead, now is precisely the moment for them to...
Central Asia’s venture ecosystem is reaching a new level, positioning the region as an increasingly significant player on the global venture map. Central Asia’s tech...
The cost of further EU enlargement will be high. But the cost of not enlarging the Union—both economic and geopolitical—could be higher still. European leaders...