Kazakhstan is becoming a leader in cashless transactions, fuelled by fierce competition and a supportive regulatory environment. The number of fintech start-ups in...
Craig Turp-Balazs
Craig Turp-Balazs is the editor of Emerging Europe.
Despite facing significant challenges, Slovenia’s economy remains robust. Economic growth in Slovenia has been resilient amid multiple shocks including the...
A demographic decline and eternal political instability threaten to slow Bulgaria’s economic growth. Bulgaria, despite facing numerous challenges (not the least of...
Moldova’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development and Digitalisation Dumitru Alaiba talks to Emerging Europe about how the country’s ambitious digital...
Steady growth masks a wide range of problems for the Romanian economy, such as delayed reform and the EU’s highest rate of inflation. On paper, things look good...
Georgia’s government is hoping take advantage of its geographic location—the only South Caucasus country with a Black Sea coast—and renewed global interest in the Middle...
Emerging Europe speaks with Madina Pulotova, CEO of Jahoni Mo, an NGO playing a crucial role in Tajikistan’s transformation from a rural, agricultural economy to a...
Governments that are reluctant to embrace climate objectives place the energy transition in jeopardy
The upcoming Hungarian and Polish European Council presidencies present emerging Europe with a chance to set a climate neutral agenda—but it remains to be seen if the...
A new study highlights six areas of particular interest for potential investors in Ukraine: renewable energy, rare raw materials, metal processing, mechanical...
Emerging Europe’s editor Craig Turp-Balazs reports from Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, where a controversial law targeting NGOs and independent media threatens...
EIT Food’s Empowering Women in Agrifood (EWA) programme offers female entrepreneurs the opportunity to develop the kind of innovative ideas needed to create a future-fit...
NATO has recently upped its game when it comes to helping out defence tech start-ups in the three Baltic states. And there are signs that the EU is moving in a similar...
