Kazakhstan’s economy is growing at a decent rate, but its workforce is not. Schools, vocational training, and adult skills must be improved. In January 2025, Chevron...
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Where capital is moving and why
As bilateral aid retreats, the world’s development banks are reaching further than ever. Their critics worry that they have lost the plot. In London in mid-May 2025, at...
Restrictions on the export of critical raw materials are surging. Producers may regret it, for they deliver revenue, briefly, but then what? Mathias Cormann opened the...
Growth in CEE is so far holding up against the Iran energy shock. But the extended-workbench model is faltering. Growth across most of the economies of Central, East and...
Montenegro is closing in on European Union membership. Croatia’s experience suggests businesses have less time to prepare than they think. It’s been a long old slog...
The darker side of digital nomadism. Our newfound ability to work from anywhere creates problems for nomads, locals, and policymakers alike. The laptop-toting, café...
In the first of a short series of articles looking at the economy of Mongolia, we take a look at where the country has made good progress. When Moody’s and S&P...
The IMF’s headline growth and forecast figures probably matter far less than they appear to. So why continue to make such a fuss about them? On April 14, Pierre-Olivier...
The Last Word: We’re not entering the age of artificial intelligence. We’re re-entering the age of energy, this time with better marketing. Europe has spent much of...
What Italian espresso bars and their cheap coffee can teach businesses about keeping things simple: Do just one thing, and do it very well. Bardonecchia, an hour and a...
Climate leadership requires more than just ambition. Targets need to be supported by stable, investor-grade frameworks, says Timur Tillyaev. Europe’s climate credentials...