With the exception of Belarus, all countries in emerging Europe and Central Asia should return to growth in 2021, but the World Bank’s latest forecasts come with...
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Kazakhstan has formally abolished the death penalty, making permanent a nearly 20-year freeze on capital punishment in the country. The move leaves Belarus and...
The Warsaw Stock Exchange’s NewConnect market passed several impressive milestones in 2020, despite a year of pandemic and economic turmoil, proving that capital markets...
With a peace deal now in place in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan has shifted its focus to the future. Following the historic peace agreement between Azerbaijan, Russia...
An aura of perilous volatility overshadows Romania following its recent parliamentary election – but the results represent a unique chance for the country. A potent...
Women are hard to find in the new Romanian government: just one of the 21 cabinet ministers in Florin Cîțu’s executive is female. Erstwhile finance chief...
Tajikistan needs to unleash its pent-up investment potential to ensure it recovers from Covid-19. The Covid-19 pandemic has had significant adverse impacts on...
Covid-19 has allowed governments with authoritarian tendencies to increase their control over the internet. The latest Freedom on the Net report, published by human...
Moldova looks set for a snap election early next year following the resignation of the country’s prime minister. Moldova’s prime minister, Ion Chicu...
Something smells fishy in Brussels, and it’s not just the cod, mackerel and herring that are ostensibly holding up Brexit trade talks. Could the real blockage be a...
Political chaos returns to Kosovo following a court ruling that invalidates the mandate of prime minister Avdullah Hoti. Kosovo is heading for a snap election after the...
Despite again tweaking Hungary’s electoral system to favour his Fidesz party, a united opposition means that Viktor Orbán will face the biggest threat to his...
