With the exception of Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, all countries in emerging Europe and Central Asia should escape recession in both 2022 and 2023. Reduced supplies of gas from Russia and mounting inflation worldwide will slow economic...
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Slovenia’s new PM Robert Golub campaigned on a platform of green energy, media freedom and respect for the rule of law. But controlling inflation will be the short...
Double-digit inflation and labour shortages are slowing the pace of Estonia’s initially robust rebound from the Covid-19 crisis. A renewed focus on structural reforms...
After the Covid-19 pandemic shattered the status quo in the world of work, Central and Eastern Europe is more open than ever to the idea of a four-day work week. The...
Poland performed well in global obesity rankings until relatively recently. Today, that is no longer the case. As with other parts of the industrialised world, the...
Latvia needs to address a shrinking population, informality and the shadow economy, and gaps when it comes to high quality infrastructure. To drive sustained growth in...
A new report from the OECD offers a few clues as to how Estonia – and other countries in the region – can manage their falling populations. Estonia’s...
Central Europe Poland’s state oil giant PKN Orlen this week announced plans for the development of nine “hydrogen hubs” – clusters of facilities linked to the production...
The OECD, an influential club for wealthy countries, may soon be welcoming three new members from emerging Europe into its ranks. Three countries from Central and...
Slovakia’s immediate priority must be raising a low vaccination rate, while in the medium to long term, an ageing population will be the country’s biggest...
Leadership is no longer about where somebody is from, but the ability to combine global perspectives with local know-how. In the first few years that followed the fall...
Not every country in emerging Europe welcomed the OECD’s global minimum tax rate of 15 per cent. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s...
