The away team
Sport has long treated its diaspora as an asset. Business has barely noticed it has one
Constant courtship
Why IPAs should avoid one-night-stands
No place like the home front
Europe's housing crisis is a security matter
Doctor in the house
Home diagnostics are booming. That might be a problem for healthcare systems
Undiplomatic relations
What makes a good diplomat? Not sharing state secrets with paedophiles, for starters
The free bus problem
Making public transport free rarely gets drivers out of their cars
War and peace and tourists
War wrecks tourism. How long before visitors return?
Smoke without fire?
Is the tobacco industry transformation merely clever marketing?
Davos, decoded
What actually happens when 2,500 leaders converge on a Swiss ski resort
The digital iron curtain
How authoritarian regimes cut off the internet
Infrastructure nobody owns
Training data for AI has made the world's encyclopaedia a strategic asset
Small states, smart policies
Estonia again claims victory as the IT Competitiveness Index expands to 32 countries
The plot thickens
In 2026, the difference between a good story and a good decision will become painfully clear
Last resort
Ski slopes are melting. The industry's response is making things worse
Be careful what you wish for
Only Moscow and Beijing would win if the EU ceased to exist
Protest in vain
CEE's protest season reveals the entrenchment of a post-democratic order
A single solution
Britain's migration muddle has an answer nobody wants to discuss
Mind your language
Monolingual strategy is making Western firms strategically myopic
Undressed for success
Formal business attire hasn't disappeared just yet, certainly not in Central Asia
The energy certainty trap
Why planning for one energy future is the surest way to be wrong
Assembly required
There's no replacement for listening to voters
Lessons from Latvia
Competence trumps creativity in the investment promotion game
Notes from the EU waiting room
The EU's annual report card gives mixed grades to would-be members
The inefficient waiting game
Europe keeps refugees idle whilst crying out for workers. Time to reinvent the rules
Factory settings
Are Europe's 'AI factories' just rebranded supercomputers?
The great food reinvention
Plant-based fillet steaks. Tuna made from seaweed. And this is just the beginning
When the levee breaks
Governmental disaster response could learn from corporate agility
Queen of Moldova
A decisive election victory offers a welcome rebuke to Russian meddling
The euro’s stubborn holdouts
Why Europe's euro refuseniks are missing an opportunity
New people, new perspectives
Europe's migrant founders are reshaping innovation and driving reinvention
The people’s planes
How low-cost airlines became business's greatest democratiser
Digital ID works
Britain's luddites are missing the point about the liberty-enhancing power of digital ID
Warsaw’s swagger
Poland joins the trillion-dollar club and has its eyes on the G20
Reinvention reluctance
European businesses see change coming but often struggle to act
The talented civil servant
Citizens want great public services but are wary of high salaries and revolving doors
All aboard
The transport revolution requires old-fashioned investment, not new gimmicks
Terminal decline
Most airports still resemble their 1930s predecessors. It's time for a rethink
Reality check
Why fact-checkers are now democracy's essential workers
Mining their own business
Why Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan could be key to Europe's EV ambitions
Let me tell you a story
When reinvention meets the messy reality of communication
Trade unbound
Why zero tariffs should be the global default
The mismeasure of nations
Why GDP reigns supreme despite being a terrible ruler
Another brick in the wall
Construction's productivity crisis is the sign of a sector in need of reinvention
The Kremlin’s Baltic delusion
Russia's enduring imperial neurosis
Steppe by steppe
How digital tools and clustered services are reinventing the rural-urban relationship
Lev and let die
Bulgaria will adopt the euro on January 1, 2026
Rebooting government
Digitalisation is only one part of the solution
Tourist trapped
The industry that sells happiness is making everyone miserable
Let’s get regional
Europe's future need not be a binary choice
Dacia felix
How a Romanian carmaker conquered Europe
Manufacturing, buying, selling
CEE’s role in the BEV ecosystem
Digitisation for all
There is a high level of correlation between digital development and sustainability
Sustainability is security
Solving our planet’s carbon issues requires upscaling an array of technologies
Cloud nine
Cloud maturity in CEE is lower than in the US. Time to catch up
Work smarter, not harder
Leaders must remember that employees can be a force multiplier or a detractor
CEE in the spotlight
With its wealth of talent, CEE is ready to make the most of its opportunities
Supply chain seppuku
Why global logistics is about to tear itself apart—again
The far-right’s left turn
How the far-right became the real neo-Marxists
Guardians of democracy
NGOs remain essential bulwarks against authoritarianism
In defence of globalisation
Openness has become a dirty word. That's dangerous
The open data dividend
Governments that freely share information reap economic rewards
The world’s most exclusive country club
What makes the OECD so attractive?
Rise of the dragons
Fintech and e-commerce continue to power Central Europe's tech boom
The location trap
Tax breaks and cheap rents often mask a city's real shortcomings
Growth, thirst
From Central Asia's steppes to North Africa's deserts, necessity is mothering a remarkable economic reinvention
A portrait of Ukrainian women at war
A new book documents the quiet reinvention of Ukrainian women amid Russia's invasion
Romania’s existential choice
Romanians risk sleepwalking into isolation
Tashkent’s pivot
Uzbekistan has placed 1.68 billion US dollars worth of assets into foreign hands
Europe arms up
As Brussels loosens the purse strings, defence tech start-ups across emerging Europe eye a windfall
Silicon shores
While tourists still flock to Croatia and Slovenia's picturesque coastlines, a less visible invasion of data centres is underway
Empowering the small heroes
Ministers clink glasses every time a multinational lands in CEE. But it's small firms that truly keep the lights on
Ukraine’s borders are non-negotiable
Abandoning the principle of a unified Ukraine would embolden aggressors
A tale of two beaches
Vacationing in Dictatorships: International Tourism in Socialist Romania and Franco's Spain, by Adelina Ștefan
America’s DEI retreat is Europe’s opportunity
US firms are deleting diversity from their playbooks. Europe should not follow suit
There is no alternative to EU enlargement
EU enlargement will be expensive. But the cost of inaction could be higher still
There’s a storm brewing
Europe’s eastern frontier is feeling the full brunt of a warming world
Beyond extractives
The states of Central Asia are awash with oil, gas, and precious minerals. This now looks like a liability, not an asset
Geopolitics meets growth
Central and Eastern Europe is no longer Europe’s peripheral backyard
Defunding USAID is a terrible idea
It would harm the foundations of democracy
The brain drain challenge
Reversing emigration is more than a policy challenge
CEE’s carbon compromise
The green agenda for the next decade
Desert blooms
The unlikely urban renaissance underway in much of Central Asia
A Christmas to remember
The New Year That Never Came (Anul Nou care n-a fost), directed by Bogdan Mureșanu
The expansion express
Poland’s EU presidency needs to put enlargement back on track
Emerging Europe in 2025
There's a lot to look forward to this year—much of it with trepidation
A few things we liked in 2024
Some movies, TV, books, music, travel and sporting highlights from the year gone by
That was the year that was
Ukraine’s resilience to rigged elections in Georgia, this is our review of 2024
Lithuania’s smart drive
Vilnius is steering itself into the future of transport
Fighting for the Soviet Union
Surprisingly little is known in the West about the role of Central Asia in World War II
Georgia’s real president
The ruling Georgian Dream party has scored yet another own goal
Catching up with the Baltics
Moldova and Ukraine are leading the charge to digitalise
Romania dodges a bullet
Heavens did not fall. Romania did not elect an openly pro-Russia president
Moldova’s pivot
How Chișinău cut economic ties with Moscow
Romania’s election marathon
Three elections in three weeks will likely preserve the status quo
Economy in focus: Armenia
Can Yerevan diversify its sources of foreign investment?
Beyond the barn
Policymakers must stop sidelining agriculture if they want sustainable, inclusive growth
Destination Tashkent
For UK firms, Uzbekistan's economic opening offers a wealth of opportunities
The view from Chișinău
Digital Moldova is real
Setting Europe’s agenda
The Baltics and CEE are stepping into the spotlight as Brussels reshuffles its top ranks
Old dams, new battles
Romania and Bulgaria are dusting off hydropower projects—and running straight into green resistance
Pixels, profits, and potential
It's time for investors to take a closer look at the digital transformation in CEE
Economy in focus: Georgia
On paper, the economy is doing well. The reality is different.
Inclusion as a growth strategy
Training young Roma isn’t just a social good
The East moves to the centre
CEE economies are now driving growth across the EU
The EU is losing patience with Hungary
There are signs that that Brussels is ready to get serious with Viktor Orbán
Manufacturing’s new geography
How war and pandemic put Central Europe at the heart of the global supply chain
Reading Hungary
A literary guide to Central Europe's enigma
Trading up in Transylvania
Romania's quest to shed its bargain-basement image
Quality over quantity
Human capital, not birth rates, is key to building demographic resilience
Kazakhstan’s fintech sector is booming
It's fuelled by fierce competition and a supportive regulatory environment
‘Now is the time to invest in Moldova’
Deputy Prime Minister Dumitru Alaiba talks about the country’s ambitious agenda
Economy in focus: Romania
Steady growth masks a wide range of problems for the Romanian economy
Chinese water torture
Georgia revives a deep-water port development, this time with help from Beijing
Our world in tech
The NGO empowering Tajik women and girls to take up careers in IT
Ignoring the Green Deal
Reluctance to embrace climate objectives place the energy transition in jeopardy
Identifying Ukraine’s investment potential
A new study highlights six areas for potential investment
‘It’s never been easier to pick a side’
A law targeting NGOs threatens Georgia's EU prospects
Nerds, armed and dangerous
In the Baltics, defence tech is coming of age
Georgia’s problematic ‘foreign agents’ bill
The law poses a threat to the country’s investment climate
Second fiddle no more
Some key new initiatives look set to help Latvia's start-up scene move out of the shadow of its northern neighbour Estonia
Strength in the Union
PwC’s Agnieszka Gajewska talks about 20 years of EU membership
Economy in focus: Kosovo
Central to Kosovo’s economic future is its ongoing dispute with Serbia
Same again, please
The success of the EU’s 2004 enlargement must drive a new wave of expansion
Cold facts, hot air
Across emerging Europe, soaring temperatures must serve as a call to action
The secret to Moldova’s IT success
Europe’s first e-park is at the heart of Moldova’s emergence as an IT powerhouse
Small-town heroes
Chronicling the fast-disappearing world of Polish football
Bearing fruit
VC funding growth rates in the Caucasus and Central Asia now surpass Nordics
Taiwan’s strategic opportunity
Taiwan's robust economy complements CEE's FDI initiatives
All quiet in Transnistria
Rumours that Russia would annex the breakaway territory came to nothing
Change or die
As optimism about the global economy returns, CEOs in CEE view transformation as vital to survival
Taking stock in Ukraine
It’s up to all of Kyiv’s allies to match its inspiring resilience
Keeping CEE fed, sustainably
Can the traditional diets of Central Europe be made healthier and more sustainable?
Bison seeks similar
The bison population in Ukraine's Zalissia National Nature Park is facing extinction. Finding mates is critical
Jobs for the boys (from the East)
Is CEE missing out on Europe's top jobs?
Delta blues
How Romania's wetlands are being drained for profit
Reading the war
Essential reading on Russia's campaign against Ukraine
Brussels delivers
The EU has been very good for emerging Europe
Emerging Europe in 2024
Pivotal elections, Poland emboldened, and battlefield stalemate in Ukraine