The European Commission (EC) aims to establish the European Digital Single Market by mid-2021 and to finally start competing with the United States and China. So, EC has just proposed a new outline of the strategy for the...
Large metropolitan areas are often associated with smog, large crowds of people, and anonymity. On the other hand, many of them offer a standard of living that is difficult to find elsewhere. Their importance in the global...
Gold has once again become a safe haven for investors. However, a return to the gold standard is a scenario that is unlikely to materialize – says Krishan Gopaul, Market Intelligence Analyst at the World Gold Council (WGC).
In early December, the European Commission (EC) will introduce a set of new rules in areas ranging from the transparency of algorithms and content moderation to online advertising. The Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital...
One of the fundamental issues related to the activity of central banks is the wording and the meaning of their mandates. A thorough examination of these mandates is important and should enable us to assess the validity of the...
The increasing occurrences of weather anomalies make it necessary to introduce solutions that will reduce the damage caused by extreme climate events, which are hitting agriculture particularly hard. Without them, it is only...
In October 2020, central bankers from the Western Balkans discussed monetary policies and financial stability in the COVID-19 era, as well as the financial sector's response to the corona crisis during their meeting in Croatia.
The crisis caused by the coronavirus does not create favorable circumstances for changes in business operations. Most managers seek to maintain their current levels of activity and to limit the possible losses. But the crisis...
The influx of economic immigrants to Poland in recent years is a phenomenon which has no precedent in the modern history of Poland, and which could be a signal of important changes taking place in the other countries of Central...
After 30 years since the German reunification, the five former east German states still lag behind their western neighbors in terms of GDP per capita and in several other economic indicators. The hopes are that the forthcoming...