Governments in Europe and Central Asia are spending heavily on steering their economies. They are mostly pointing in the wrong direction. The World Bank rarely minces...
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Where capital is moving and why
Hungary’s exhausted growth model may depend on a change of government to get moving again. For a country that built its modern economic identity on luring foreign...
Artificial intelligence was supposed to make work fairer. New data suggest it may do the opposite. When Anne, a data entry clerk, watched an IBM PC arrive on her desk in...
The EU’s new deals with Australia are really about minerals, missiles, and the retreat of American reliability. In September 2021, France recalled its ambassadors...
Founders who delay monetisation think they are being patient. Andrew Wrobel’s new book argues they are being shaped. Ask a founder to pitch their start-up and the...
Policymakers obsess over trade agreements. Traders care about markets and logistics, says Timur Tillyaev. Trade policy is increasingly linked with international...
Romania’s two decades of income catch-up are under threat from a fiscal deficit that would give most finance ministers nightmares. In 2025, Romania finally joined...
The productivity gap that Central Europe can no longer ignore. For three decades, Central and Eastern Europe had a growth model that worked. Low(er) labour costs...
Albania’s coders are plugging Germany’s tech talent gap. Christian Dölker, a German entrepreneur based in Tirana, has spent the past three years persuading German...
An international investor reflects on Spain’s strategic role at the intersection of policy, capital and energy transition. As a foreign investor in the European energy...
Europe risks widening space gap despite investment rebound. Growing defence spending, Europe’s push for greater strategic resilience amid shifting US policy, and...
Baltic VCs partner to fuel 100 new start-ups. Who do these kids think they are, dropping out of college, vibecoding, and starting tech companies before they’re 25...
CEOs in Central and Eastern Europe are focussing on short-term growth, PwC’s latest survey finds. CEOs in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are showing renewed...