A tunnel linking Tallinn with Helsinki may no longer be a pipe dream, but obstacles to the ambitious project remain. In May 2016, Finnish development company FinEst Bay...
Tag - Belt and Road Initiative
The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw), a think tank, has said that the construction of a European Silk Road could be financed with the help of a...
Much of Central, East and Southeast Europe (CESEE) has so far weathered the slowdown in the global economy well, but signs of contagion are starting to emerge, according...
Romania’s Grampet Group has signed a deal with GR Logistics and Terminals of Georgia and ASCO Logistic CJSC of Azerbaijan to set up a consortium that will operate...
In the Chinese public discourse, Europe has mostly been understood as a progressive and integrated force, which is capable because of its economic strength and normative...
The Caspian region is located in the heart of the Eurasian landmass, squeezed between two economic and political behemoths: Europe and Asia. This...
Prince Metternich, the Austrian foreign minister and chancellor of the early 19th century, is reputed to have said that “the Balkans begin at the Landstrasse”, a road...
Foreign direct investment in Belarus from China has increased by 200 times over the last 10 years, Belarusian state news agency Belta has reported. Speaking at the...
That China is one of the driving forces of the global economy has been a well-known fact for decades, despite the experience of existing cooperation and the level of...
The economy of emerging Europe is cooling down, but much less than expected in spring. As a result, forecasts for 2019 from the Vienna Institute for International...
Historically, China has never been an important partner of the CEE region. Trade and FDI data show that the EU, especially Germany, plays the dominant role. This holds...
Five years after the launch of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative, it is still not clear whether Central and Eastern Europe will directly benefit from the initiative...
