Back in September of last year, the global index provider FTSE Russell announced the results of its annual classification of countries, with the most notable news being...
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Croatia’s Minister of Regional Development and European Union Funds Gabrijela Žalac, and World Bank Country Manager for Croatia, Elisabetta Capannelli, signed a...
Albania has received a 35.5 million euro grant from the European Union – via its Western Balkans Investment Fund (WBIF) – and a 35.9 million-euro loan from...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has revised up economic forecasts for 2018 as a broad-based recovery continues across its regions, bolstered...
Vodafone has agreed to acquire Liberty Global’s operations in Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania for an enterprise value of 18.4 billion euros. This is...
Harlem Désir, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s (OSCE) representative on freedom of the media, has expressed his continued disappointment...
With economic growth in Europe and Central Asia having peaked, following 2.7 per cent growth in 2017 and a projection of 2.3 per cent for 2018, countries in the region...
A new report from the World Bank, Rethinking Lagging Regions, which examines convergence and disparity within the EU, has highlighted the danger of low-growth traps...
The countries of central and eastern Europe (CEE) have given the new EU budget for the next funding cycle, 2021-27, a less than enthusiastic reception. Across the region...
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) agreed on May 3 to formally invite Lithuania to become a member of the organisation, with the signing...
An extraordinary session of Armenia’s parliament will meet on May 8 in order to elect an interim prime minister. The post has been vacant since large protests...
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) announced on May 2 that it is setting up a new business services centre in Bucharest, Romania. The new centre will employ...
