May 23, 2025
Digitalisation alone won’t make Kazakhstan a tech powerhouse. But when combined with clear strategy, it can become a blueprint.
May 14, 2025
The future of healthcare starts with the basics: unifying hospital systems. And AI can help achieve that. Imagine a future where machines help detect diseases earlier […]
April 3, 2025
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 competitive, […]
March 31, 2025
As the local start-up scene matures, Kazakh investors look to Europe’s tech hubs. Kazakhstan’s venture capitalists are getting restless. A decade ago, Astana and Almaty hardly […]
March 26, 2025
Poland’s game exports exceeded 1.2 billion euros in 2023. Czechia’s film and TV production pumped over 600 million euros into the economy. The creative sector in the region is booming, and with it, global recognition.
March 20, 2025
Central Asia’s venture ecosystem is reaching a new level, positioning the region as an increasingly significant player on the global venture map. Central Asia’s tech entrepreneurs […]
March 19, 2025
To achieve high-income status, middle-income countries in Europe and Central Asia must prioritise reforms that will foster the infusion of capital, knowledge, and expertise, boost private […]
March 5, 2025
The states of Central Asia are awash with oil, gas, and precious minerals. Yet in an era of shifting global markets and the inexorable march towards […]
February 28, 2025
A country once renowned for punching well above its weight is struggling. Fortunately, its digital prowess offers hope of a quick recovery. For all its many […]
February 26, 2025
Central and Eastern Europe is no longer Europe’s peripheral backyard. It is an emerging epicentre for technological breakthroughs and a vital node in a rapidly shifting […]
February 21, 2025
An unstoppable wave of EU financing is sweeping through Central and Eastern Europe, transforming railways, roads, and power grids faster than most would have imagined just […]
February 10, 2025
Smokestacks and tower blocks rarely conjure up visions of creative renaissance. Yet from the Silesian heartlands of Poland to the industrial fringes of Bulgaria, once gritty […]
February 9, 2025
Reinvention isn’t about abandoning your past. It’s about not letting the past define your future. Reinvention isn’t optional. The companies that survive reinvent themselves before they […]
January 29, 2025
E-commerce platforms with a track record of agility, such as Allegro or eMag, have shown that adaptation can be a formidable bulwark against even the largest […]
January 26, 2025
Where resilience seeks stability, reinvention thrives on transformation. For businesses, resilience has been the word of the decade. Faced with a global pandemic, supply chain disruptions, […]
January 22, 2025
Security and prosperity are inextricably linked, and those who harness technological prowess to keep their countries safe will very likely reap the economic rewards as well. […]
January 20, 2025
Building a stronger domestic capital market would diversify financing channels for Lithuanian businesses, reducing reliance on bank loans and unlocking additional resources for expansion and innovation. […]
January 17, 2025
Bulgaria’s banks have a golden opportunity to leverage the momentum of eurozone entry for a more comprehensive transformation, not just a currency switch. Entering the eurozone […]
January 15, 2025
Central Asia’s cities remain unique, shaped by histories that link Turkic, Persian, Russian, and Soviet legacies. The question is whether their evolution can be guided in […]
January 9, 2025
As Ukraine’s leaders have demonstrated, national resilience increasingly depends upon a government’s ability to maintain core functions online. Earlier this week, Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation […]
January 2, 2025
Amid a continent-wide push for digital supremacy, CEE’s resourceful economies are leveraging artificial intelligence to vault from tech-outsourcing backwaters into the ranks of Europe’s leading innovation […]
December 13, 2024
The country’s strategic location, vast arable land, and increasing investment in technology position Kazakhstan as a valuable contributor to supporting the international community’s efforts to ensure […]
December 12, 2024
In the latest of a series of articles drawing on the original analysis and data collected by Emerging Europe as part of our Future of IT […]
December 11, 2024
That the three Baltic states are the most tech-savvy administrations in emerging Europe will come as a surprise to nobody. Less well-known is that Moldova and […]
November 12, 2024
In the latest of our new series drawing on the original analysis and data collected by Emerging Europe as part of our Future of IT report, we look […]
November 11, 2024
Created in the leading European computer vision AI research institution, the University of Tartu, Miros’ approach tackles the two trillion US dollars problem facing e-commerce: lost […]
November 7, 2024
Studenac believes that the IPO and subsequent listing on the Warsaw and Zagreb stock exchanges will facilitate further growth by enhancing the company’s profile, brand recognition […]
November 5, 2024
Throughout CEE, we can see that the monopolistic nature of digital hubs such as eMag, Allegro, Vinted and OLX are creating information bottlenecks that are concentrating […]
October 21, 2024
Pension funds, insurers and infrastructure are a perfect match. The potential for institutional investors to play a transformative role in CEE infrastructure development is clear. Poland, […]
October 17, 2024
Firms should prepare for the ‘widespread adoption’ of delivery drones, with vast implications for businesses and consumers alike. The global retail and logistics sectors are on […]