There are many reasons why Central and Southeast Europe (CSE) is not attractive to foreign investors, most notably high levels of corruption, legal restrictions that prevent or restrict Venture Capital (VC) investment, unsettled...
Countries in Central and Southeast Europe (CSE) show larger share of value added by foreign-controlled enterprises to their economies than their peers in western and southern Europe. They also have a higher share of foreign...
The Baltic states have gradually started to exit the lockdowns they imposed in March 2020, in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Nonetheless, it is obvious that their economies, severely hit by the crisis, will face a long...
In 2018, only 12 countries of the EU had already met the requirement related to the share of renewable sources in energy consumption. The importance of RES in Poland has started to grow again but this is still not enough to...
Banks in Estonia have not yet plugged all the gaps in their money laundering controls, the Baltic state’s regulator said, pledging to maintain a clampdown.
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia suffered heavily in the global economic crisis. However, they have been able to deal with their problems, and the sanctions imposed against Russia have not affected their economies too much – this...
The three Baltic countries have seen some of the world's largest ever peacetime population transfers as hundreds of thousands of Lithuanians, Latvians and Estonians have left for higher salaries and better opportunities in...
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania experienced the global financial crisis in a dramatic fashion, enduring the world’s worst recessions, followed by drastic austerity measures and then a return to growth – prompting some to see...
Over the last few years Latvia has become a poster boy for advocates of the benefits of harsh austerity policies, with fans of the Baltic nation pointing out that after slashing government spending in 2009, the country is now one...
Tino Sanandaji has an interesting post, where he points out that the share of national income (or total factor costs) going to labor is roughly the same in countries where labor unions are strong and in countries where unions are...