In a somewhat surprising move, the European Council did not agree to give the green light for the official opening of accession talks to Albania in 2019. That was...
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Samir Mane (pictured above) president of the Balfin Group, the largest and most innovative investment group in Albania and among the largest in the Western Balkans, was...
What is a foreigners’ idea of Bulgaria? How can Bulgaria pleasantly surprise them? Would they come to work here? How is the business environment in Bulgaria changing...
Graffiti artists are turning Bulgarian cities into creative open galleries, and sending powerful messages in the process. The perception towards graffiti has changed...
Improving the health of all is one of the main goals of the United Nations for the next 10 years. The organisation’s current set of sustainable development goals...
A centuries-old history, traditions and great ambitions. These are the key features of the Bulgarian wine business. Along with production for local and traditional...
The technicalities of transitioning from plan to market are still a hotly debated topic. In light of the current anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, we recap the...
“One of the fastest growing fintech destinations in the CEE Region”; “An evolving fintech hub”; “The most vibrant fintech destination in the SEE region”. You can often...
The Russian fintech market has been growing significantly for the past two years in terms of both the number of deals and the volume of investment. The market has...
Big business is still experiencing a shortage of digital banking services. Leaders of the financial industry are actively trying to solve the problem.
An oil price shock and the introduction of economic and financial sanctions led to a strong devaluation of the rouble and a recession in 2014-15. Since then, however...
Russia is not just big. It is huge. And it's not just Moscow and St Petersburg that are worth visiting. We take a look at some of the other beautiful places the country...
Mixed identity or no identity at all? This overarching question is raised whenever visitors talk about Prishtina, Kosovo’s capital. And the longer the debate lasts, the...