Will the EU be able to pick up the slack should the Donald Trump administration reduce or end support for Ukraine? Is ...
Some movies, TV, books, music, travel and sporting highlights that kept the Emerging Europe team occupied when we weren’t ...
The solid growth of recent years continues, but Kyrgyzstan is still playing economic catch up with most of its neighbours.
From Ukraine’s ongoing resilience in the face of Russia’s brutal aggression to rigged elections in Georgia, political ...
The future of education in emerging Europe—and everywhere—demands a radical shift. A revolution, not reform. The question is: ...
Armed with lower operating costs, well-educated workforces, and supportive local governments, secondary cities are becoming ...
Economic strategies are being questioned in several countries, both in Emerging Europe and elsewhere. Politicians have proposed more nationalist economic approaches, and ...
Santiago Croci Downes is Acting Manager, Doing Business Unit, World Bank. He joined the Doing Business team in March 2008. Prior to that, he used to lead the Getting Credit - Legal Rights indicator.