Not being aware of developments or opportunities does not mean they do not exist. I had another chance to confirm that notion this past week in Uzbekistan, where I...
Analysis
Under a scenario where the Ukrainian government accelerates economic reforms, addresses sectoral needs, and deepens EU integration, Ukraine could see nearly 130 billion...
Moscow, Tehran, and the West are eager for Armenia and Azerbaijan to find a lasting peace. But Ankara and Baku still want a land-bridge between mainland Azerbaijan’s...
Public financing, including from the EU, will not be enough to meet Romania’s green objectives. Incentives need to be put in place to mobilise private capital at scale...
Fears of a new migration crisis and a heightened risk of terrorism have prompted a chain reaction of border closures between Schengen area countries in emerging Europe...
Months of tension between Georgia’s ruling party and the country’s president Salome Zourabichvili came to a head in an impeachment vote on October 18. While...
Polish voters have led the way in demonstrating that high turnout can bring about change. Now they need to hold their newly-elected leaders to account. In a general...
Growth in Kosovo is being primarily driven diaspora-related travel services, as well as ICT services. Kosovo’s macroeconomic conditions remained favourable during the...
Azerbaijan needs to diversify its economy away from fossil fuels. One of the ways this can be achieved is by investing in human capital in rural areas. A transit hub...
Don’t visit emerging Europe—be it the Adjara region of Georgia or the mountains of Romania—because it’s cheap, visit because it’s fabulous. Last month I was in Batumi...
Reducing average wait times at borders in the Western Balkans by three hours could add up to three per cent to GDP in each of the region’s six economies over the...
Undoing almost a decade of democratic backsliding will be a challenge, but Poland’s likely new government is ready to give it a shot. Investors meanwhile appear...
