Don’t visit emerging Europe—be it the Adjara region of Georgia or the mountains of Romania—because it’s cheap, visit because it’s fabulous. Last month I was in Batumi...
Tag - Economy & Politics
Tracking the policies and markets shaping emerging Europe and beyond
Reducing average wait times at borders in the Western Balkans by three hours could add up to three per cent to GDP in each of the region’s six economies over the...
Undoing almost a decade of democratic backsliding will be a challenge, but Poland’s likely new government is ready to give it a shot. Investors meanwhile appear...
Stoking fears of an all-out Azeri incursion ‘within weeks’ is a self-fulfilling prophecy which could ultimately see Yerevan left in the lurch it sleepwalks...
There is no guarantee that Poland’s parliamentary election will result in a working coalition. At a time when the economy needs political stability more than ever...
However, after an already weak first quarter, growth in other important countries in the emerging Europe region slipped into negative territory in the second quarter...
Despite fears of a new war with neighbouring Azerbaijan, Armenia’s economy has performed remarkably well over the past year, with an influx of Russian migrants helping...
Batteries for EVs, and their components, are an increasingly important sector of the Polish manufacturing sector. Poland faces a pivotal parliamentary election on...
Europe’s leaders gathered in Spain for back-to-back summits of the European Political Community and the European Council. Both failed to deliver key agreements. On...
Increasingly, the Western Balkans are ready for the EU. But is the EU ready for the Western Balkans?
The reforms required of EU candidate states to guarantee accession are only half of the equation to a sustainably enlarged bloc. With the possible addition of as many as...
Across the region, however, while economic activity is improving, growth lags pre-pandemic levels. Economic growth for the emerging market and developing economies...
Astana government should reduce tax exemptions, streamline different tax regimes, and gradually implement progressive income tax, suggests a new report. Endowed with...
While generations X and Y sought to emigrate and find a job outside Romania, the current generations are willing to build at home. The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic...