Ines Rocha is IFC’s regional director for Europe.

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, sustainable, and inclusive ...

Stronger regional cooperation could help weaker educational systems leapfrog developmental stages. Czechia’s best practices, Estonia’s technological innovations, and Poland’s entrepreneurial zeal can ...

A majority of CEOs in CEE now recognise the importance of innovation and reinvention, saying that their businesses will not be viable in 10 years' time under their current business model.

Iga Kamocka is a project manager at the Polish Robert Schuman Foundation. Her projects are related to urban development, civil society and youth engagement, particularly as far as young people ...

Balázs Jarábik is a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where his research focuses on Eastern and Central Europe with particular focus on Ukraine.

Freddy Opsomer is chairman of the board at the Free Economic Zone in Kaunas, Lithuania.He has been working the Belgian National Railways for a number of years. The concept of station cities through ...

Kazakhstan’s start-up ecosystem itself has seen steady maturation over recent years. Government-backed initiatives, along ...

GR8 Tech has been named Best Sports Betting Provider in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) at the GamingTECH Awards 2025. The ...

Iurie Gandrabura is a Moldovan journalist, fixer and photographer. The menu, music, and navigation in your car could well ...

The menu, music, and navigation in your car could well have been developed in a small office in Moldova. It is a quiet success story, but one that is making a big impact.