When an emerging economy starts a conscious journey towards international financial markets, in order to attract foreign investments, there are several systemic and...
Opinion
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This has been a rough year for the countries of Central and Eastern Europe in terms of governance, with neighbours Poland and Ukraine seeing the biggest challenges.
Being eager to know more about Belarus, one might face a situation where certain biased clichés are what is coming first. But it pays to search further so that the real...
With street names like Komsomolskaya, Karl Marx and Lenin, it is easy to portray Belarus as a remnant of the Soviet Union. The truth is more interesting, like a painting...
The longevity of Belarus’ president, Aleksander Lukashenko, owes as much to the structure of the country’s economy as it does to his sharp and often criticised...
Singapore has become one of the most developed countries in the world, in just thirty years. Its history began when the country became an independent republic, following...
“Republika Srpska (RS) is a state and Russia is its ally”. Milorad Dodik, the president of the predominantly Serb entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina, is not someone...
Since the current Polish government came into power, last year, they have advocated the need to tighten up the existing tax system. They maintain that the current...
With an average growth rate of 10 per cent over the last decade and an increasingly affluent population of 1.3 billion people, China is a dream market for many...
It is common knowledge that the German market for IT services is suffering from a severe shortage of IT skills. While the economy is thriving and order books are full...
On September 11, Belarus is holding a parliamentary election. The EU will need to respond to this vote in a carefully calibrated manner. While the union is presently...
Responsible leaders from the CEE region believe they cannot avoid the question: ‘What is the next break-out point for Central and Eastern Europe in the potential fourth...
