Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti stands an excellent chance of succeeding to make Kosovo a model of progressive democracy, advanced economy, and social equality that...
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More regional cooperation – and around six billion US dollars – is needed for the countries of Central Asia to ensure that they can make the most of the...
Central Europe Croatia’s tourist industry appears to be recovering after the hammering it took in 2020, with 2.6 million visitors arriving in the country so far...
Covid-19 presented emerging Europe with an opportunity to become a key manufacturing base as firms look to shorten supply chains. So far, it has not made the most of it...
Queues have been banned in parts of Turkmenistan as they “discredit” the country’s president. Officially, the country is Covid-19 free, reporting not a...
Europe cannot afford to wait for new disasters to strike before investing in resilience. A well-known saying among the scientific community is that hazards are natural...
Once sold as a way to promote economic growth and reverse social inequalities, microcredit in Central Asia increasingly looks more like a way to rebrand marginalised...
Emerging Europe and Central Asia are set for a modest recovery in 2021, but well below the forecast for the global economy, according to the World Bank. The global...
Kazakhstan is making a name for itself as a reliable investment destination that upholds the rule of law for both foreign and domestic investors. Furthermore, there is...
Turkmenistan has made no progress on eradicating forced labour from its cotton harvest, a new report finds. Every year, the government of Turkmenistan forces tens of...
Emerging Europe speaks with Kazakhstan’s Vice Minister of Justice Almat Madaliyev about the legal reforms that are driving the country’s emergence as a trusted...
Turkmenistan’s president, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, has become a figure of fun across the world thanks to his idiosyncratic, often surreal public appearances...