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Poland could face power cuts after 2020 and diversifies its gas supplies
Jo HarperPoland could well face power shortages after 2020, Eryk Klossowski, head of Polish grid operator PSE, has warned.
Will raising the retirement age lead to economic growth in Belarus right away?
Sierż NaūrodskiA positive effect of retirement age extension for Belarusian GDP might be lower than expected due to the lack of other necessary reforms.
Key player calls for liberalisation of Croatian LNG market
Jo HarperWhile Western Europe has diversified supply routes and has developed infrastructure, Southeastern Europe lacks interconnection with a bi-directional flow and access to the LNG market
Print books and e-books do not cannibalize each other
Agnieszka Janase-books are not pushing printed editions out of the market, these sectors do not cannibalize each other and this will not change anytime soon, says Paweł Waszczyk, head of Biblioteka Analiz, a market research company...
Employment statistics in Serbia: methods and manipulation
Milica MilojevićSerbia is praised by the EU for its economic policies and criticized for the weak rule of law. Meanwhile experts discuss the reliability of the economic statistic data provided by the government of Serbia.
Poland needs to develop its small and medium-sized cities
Marek PielachThe real differences in economic development are not between western and eastern Poland but between 200 small and medium-sized cities, where life conditions are sometimes worse than in the villages.
Rubber-stamps and digital fintech companies are difficult to reconcile
Mirosław CiesielskiIn Poland there is still a pervasive requirement to obtain official stamps on numerous documents associated with running a company. Such environment is limiting the expansion of Polish fintechs.
Labor supply in Poland will continue to decrease for years
Marek PielachIn the coming decades, there will be fewer and fewer workers in Poland, they will be getting increasingly old, and these trends could only be limited by higher fertility and professional activity rates.
Southeast Europe has “vast renewable energy potential,” renewable energy agency says
Jo HarperThe region of Southeast Europe (SEE) has vast technical renewable energy potential of 740 gigawatts (GW), according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Green Bond market breaks new ground in Europe
Jo HarperThe Green Bond market is developing rapidly, reaching the USD150bn barrier in 2016, with France and Finland officially becoming the first states to issue such bonds a milestone.