The middleman’s revenge
The internet has failed to deliver the disintermediation it promised
Fields of dreams
How precision agriculture conquered the Central Asian steppes
The AI divide
The technology meant to democratise the world could end up dividing it
Reinventing retirement
How to reinvent pension systems before demographics demolish them
Swipe right for profit
Social isolation is an increasingly lucrative business
Small change
Cashless societies are the future—whether we like it or not
The art of the bad deal
Europe's surrender to Donald Trump is bad for both sides of the Atlantic
How not to run a country
Years of populism have left Hungary poorer, more corrupt, and vulnerable
Drones, dollars, defence
Ukraine's battlefield innovations are attracting serious money
Release valve
Press releases are more vital for corporate communication than ever
Route awakening
How feasible is the Zangezur Corridor, and who will control it?
Wings and prayers
LOT's success exposes Tarom's failures
From pariah to profit
Defence investment in Europe is reinventing financial orthodoxies
Open source secrets
Copy and paste prosperity
Drying times
A global reckoning with drought's mounting toll
Digital Darwinism
Why copying Silicon Valley is the surest path to irrelevance
From Icarus to Phoenix
The Greek economy flew too close to the sun, crashed, and emerged reborn
Steppe change
Mongolia is betting its future on copper
Ukraine’s gender reinvention
Ukraine's first Gender Equality Index reveals both progress and persistent gaps in society
The economics of defiance
Despite Russia's brutal invasion, Ukraine's economy forges ahead
Eastern Europe likely to weather tariff storm
CEE economies can boast growth projections that significantly outpace the euro area
Pivoting towards security
In tech parks from Kyiv to Kraków, start-ups are designing drones and cyber defences
In the know
CEE's business leaders are increasingly aware of the need for reinvention
From coal mines to creative hubs
Eastern European cities are reinventing urban transformation
From smokestacks to servers
Stara Zagora is changing, from a coal-mining stronghold into an emerging IT hub
Capital flight, eastern edition
What's behind the sharp decline in foreign direct investment in Eastern Europe?
A green wake-up call for Bosnia
The country risks falling further behind unless it embraces climate investment now
Economy in focus: Kazakhstan
If Astana is to compete globally, it needs a smarter, more diverse economy
The climate cost of inaction
Without urgent investment, Skopje faces serious problems
Policy paralysis meets climate crisis
Without smarter frameworks, CEE risks falling behind
Birth of a nation
Kosovo: Five essential reads
Hidden Europe
Five essential reads to accompany you on your travels through Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia
But who will pay?
The cost of Ukraine's reconstruction is approaching 500 billion US dollars
Economy in focus: Czechia
Czechia, as with the CEE region as a whole, urgently needs a new growth model
The great rebound
Why Central Europe's economic recovery is gathering steam