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...
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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...
Montenegro is set for the highest growth of any country in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia in 2021, according to a new forecast from the World Bank...
Serbia is planning to spend more than three billion US dollars over the next decade to improve its crucial railway network. Serbia is intensifying its focus on...
A new digital platform could be set to increase connections between firms in the Western Balkans and regional and global value chains. A new digital platform that will...
The public and private sectors need to come together to ensure that the countries of the region continue to diversify their economies. Last year, the Covid-19 crisis hit...
