Each of the six Western Balkan economies has found its own tech and innovation niche, and together they add up to far more than the parts. Branko Milutinović and a...
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From catching up to shaping Europe: Five strategic resets, and a 5C Framework for winning the Second Age of Leadership in emerging Europe. For thirty years, Central and...
The Western Balkans IT sector has turned a difficult history into a key selling point, and clients are increasingly willing to pay for it. Three World Bank economists...
New UNFPA data suggests young people in Eastern Europe and Central Asia have not given up on children, but life keeps getting in the way. Young people across Eastern...
Governments in Europe and Central Asia are spending heavily on steering their economies. They are mostly pointing in the wrong direction. The World Bank rarely minces...
With ICT exports at 5.02 per cent of GDP and value added at 8.51 per cent, Serbia has built the Balkans’ most export-oriented tech sector. Serbia has assembled one...
Women remain underrepresented at all levels of the corporate ladder, particularly in senior leadership roles. A recent lawsuit, in which a former president at Insight...
A new World Bank report reveals that Eastern Europe and Central Asia is trading 45 per cent below potential. The reshoring bonanza was supposed to be Central and Eastern...
The region must focus on creating quality jobs to catch up with the EU. Economic growth in the Western Balkans is poised to pick up modestly in 2026 before gaining...
How Takeda is bringing personalised medicine to CEE and the Balkans Imagine a future where rare diseases are diagnosed in months instead of decades, where telemedicine...
Kosovo has already defied sceptics by building a functioning economy despite extraordinary challenges. The question now is whether it can move beyond mere resilience to...
The Western Balkans stands at a pivotal juncture. With continuing reforms and stronger private sector engagement, the region has an opportunity to forge a more...
For the first time in his long political career, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić faces a serious public challenge to his leadership. However, his staying power...