History has long demonstrated that epidemics spur innovation and new solutions. City sewerage systems, public transit and housing regulations are just a couple of examples. The Covid-19 pandemic has forced us to reboot much of our urban living...
Tag - Infrastructure
Poland’s largest port, Gdańsk, which has had a good 2020 despite the slump in trade caused by Covid-19, is positioning itself to become the key logistics hub for...
Looking for cheap, reliable internet? Most of emerging Europe and Central Asia can deliver. You might want to swerve Turkmenistan, however. The cheapest individual...
The Connecting Europe Facility’s largest ever grant should allow the three Baltic states to gain full control of their electricity networks by 2025. The European...
Almost half of the population in Central Asia is not digitally connected, missing out on employment opportunities, falling behind in learning and not receiving adequate...
We are at a turning point in the digital transformation, according to a new report from the OECD. Improved internet connectivity and skills have helped many countries to...
Investors in Central and Eastern Europe remain interested in China’s Belt and Road Initiative, but are now focusing on environmentally-friendly and sustainable...
Two weeks before its pivotal presidential election, the United States pledged up to one billion euros to the Three Seas Initiative (3SI). What many people are now...
The United States has agreed to pledge up to one billion euros to the Three Seas Initiative (3SI), Keith Krach, the US administration’s Undersecretary for Economic...
Romania’s less-than-discerning press corps last week reported with barely-disguised joy that the United States had announced plans to finance – to the tune of seven...
That Estonia leads emerging Europe in a number of fields, from digital government to fintech, is not news to regular readers of these pages. Indeed, so much best...
The Covid-19 crisis is a “once in a lifetime” opportunity for emerging Europe to rethink how it approaches large infrastructure projects and the wider issue...
