The launch of amazon.pl places the US giant in direct competition with local e-commerce retailer Allegro. Online retail giant Amazon has launched its Polish store...
Tag - Infrastructure
A planned “mega port” at Świnoujście, in Poland, is threatening to cause a row between Poland and Germany. The planned construction of a deepwater container...
Global supply chains are being disrupted, and major players are looking to shift production closer to home. Central and Eastern Europe is well-placed to take advantage...
News last week that the Serbian capital Belgrade might be about to end its century-long wait for a metro line got us thinking about some of the many other underground...
Is Belgrade’s wait for a metro system finally about to come to an end? It’s now nearly a century since the idea of building a metro system in Serbia’s...
History has long demonstrated that epidemics spur innovation and new solutions. City sewerage systems, public transit and housing regulations are just a couple of...
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...
