Leaders of Serbia and Kosovo move closer to normalisation of their relations at marathon session of EU-mediated meetings.
The Western Balkan countries are following the path established by Central Europe that emerged as a prominent manufacturing and services hub early in the transition period.
Thousands of fake bomb threats linked by officials to Ukraine war have disturbed the everyday lives of North Macedonia’s citizens for months, with schools being the main targets.
The slowdown in inflation started in November and consumer prices are expected to ease further during the year.
Slowdown expected as unfavourable trends in industry and construction sectors continued into the fourth quarter.
Bakers refuse to produce best-selling loaves in protest against government price caps.
One year since the Ukraine conflict began, the share of stable sovereign outlooks in Emerging Europe is at its lowest since late 2003.
Protesters angry at President Rumen Radev's pro-Russian stance and resistance to sending military aid to Ukraine.
More than 30 locations evacuated in Skopje and Prilep after the authorities received fake bomb threats.
Skopje eased procedures for households and companies to install rooftop solar panels and sell energy back to the grid, officials are now trying to find a solution to the fluctuations in supply.
The EBRD lowered its forecasts for more than half its 36 countries of operation, anticipating average growth of just 2.1% this year.
Inflation is still at a high level but is expected to continue to slow in 2023.
The free flow of ideas, people, goods, services, and capital across national borders leads to greater economic integration. But globalization, the trend toward these things moving ever more freely between nations, has slowed in recent years.
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed CEE students towards Western online MBA courses, but they are now returning to face-to-face studies, say the region's business school heads.
Mercantilism is also replacing globalisation, and the US has a declining interest in European affairs.
A strong presence of North Macedonia’s special police units, a tense atmosphere in Skopje and incidents on the Bulgarian border marked February 4, the 151th anniversary of the birth of Macedonian national hero Goce Delcev, claimed also by Bulgaria.
Dealmaking in Central Europe is set to rebound, says law firm's long-standing Prague managing partner, as new kinds of investor move into the region.
Friendshoring has replaced nearshoring after the invasion of Ukraine, benefiting Western-aligned states but causing a shift away from Serbia.
wiiw believes that most countries of the region have “probably already digested” most of the economic shock caused by the Ukraine war, provided Russia does not escalate the conflict further.
The weak macroeconomic backdrop and the spectre of possible recession are likely to stifle M&A in the coming months, according to the annual CMS/Emis Emerging Europe M&A Report.