August 7, 2020, marks 12 years since Russia’s military aggression and subsequent occupation of Georgian territories in August 2008. Although the massive armed...
Tag - Covid-19
There was more good news for the Polish healthtech scene this week with the news that Infermedica has raised 8.4 million euros in a Series A round led by the European...
The World Bank has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic could have a detrimental and long-lasting impact on education and human capital, economic and social development in...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to lend 10 million euros to Credo Bank, a leading player on the microfinance market in Georgia, to provide more affordable...
Even before the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the Covid-19 pandemic in March, the scientific world has been focused on one thing – finding a cure. While...
Emerging Europe talks to Mikołaj Gurdała, innovation manager at EIT Health Innostars, a part of EIT Health focused on Central, Eastern and Southern Europe, a community...
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Lithuania’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘A’, with a stable outlook. Lithuania’s ratings...
Our weekly digest of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them...
The EU is stepping up to the economic challenges posed by Covid-19 with a recovery plan entitled Next Generation EU worth 750 billion euros. Together with the new multi...
Bulgaria this week announced plans to spend another 1.16 billion leva (592 million euros) to help its Covid-19-blighted economy, support frontline medics and protect...
Private equity confidence in Central Europe is feeling the squeeze of the Covid-19 pandemic, but there is room for optimism, according to Deloitte Central Europe’s...
Russian aluminium producer UC Rusal reduced aluminium output by 1.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the previous quarter, to 927,000 tons, the company...