Europe has turned 12 billion euros of start-up funding into a half-trillion-euros tech jackpot. When the European Union pours money into start-ups, it doesn’t just fund...
Analysis
The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine has resulted in millions of Ukrainian exiles, mostly women, forced to start new lives in other countries. A new study however...
Most education systems still reward specialisation over adaptability, certainty over curiosity, and memorisation over creativity. By the time current students graduate...
While Silicon Valley had its PayPal Mafia, Estonia came to pride itself on a Skype Mafia—an influential circle of ex-Skypers whose successes have defined the modern...
The states of Central Asia are awash with oil, gas, and precious minerals. Yet in an era of shifting global markets and the inexorable march towards renewable energy...
Reinvention doesn’t happen in a single moment. It’s not a dramatic pivot or a sudden epiphany. It’s a process—one that demands clarity, discipline, and self-awareness...
A country once renowned for punching well above its weight is struggling. Fortunately, its digital prowess offers hope of a quick recovery. For all its many examples of...
If a dictated peace were to be imposed on Ukraine, the most obvious economic implication for the rest of Europe would presumably be less eagerness among foreign...
Central and Eastern Europe is no longer Europe’s peripheral backyard. It is an emerging epicentre for technological breakthroughs and a vital node in a rapidly shifting...
Should this most reclusive of countries ever swing open its doors to outside investors, prepare for a global scramble. Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, is a...
Reinvention isn’t a response to crisis. It’s what stops a crisis from happening in the first place. Most companies don’t fail because they’re bad businesses. They fail...
An unstoppable wave of EU financing is sweeping through Central and Eastern Europe, transforming railways, roads, and power grids faster than most would have imagined...
