2+ hour, 8+ min ago   (526+ words) Radu Magdin is a global analyst and consultant, and former prime ministerial advisor in Romania and Moldova. All of these models have helped make CEE dramatically richer. But something is still missing. Much of the region’s indigenous private capital remains…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (775+ words) Emerging Europe Two-fifths of the world’s land is degrading. The COP charged with halting it sits in Mongolia this month, starved of money and of attention. Think COP, think climate change, climate catastrophe, and the largely talking shop that is…...

2+ day, 22+ min ago   (874+ words) Emerging Europe The taxi trade rarely answers ride-hailing with a better cab. Where it can, it answers with the statute book, and calls it fair competition. There are plenty of things that make any arrival in a new city far…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (685+ words) Emerging Europe The power of seat notes Firms that document every role and keep the notes current gain resilience. Nobody, up to and including the chief, should be irreplaceable. Warren Buffett told Berkshire Hathaway’s shareholders in May 2025 that he would…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (300+ words) Andrew Wrobel is the chief reinvention officer at Reinvantage. The Last Word: Vitality can tell you if an organisation has life enough to grow, but only reinvention can explain how that life is renewed. BCG’s Vitality Index assessed more than…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (329+ words) Outdoor advertising in São Paulo: Out of sight Emerging Europe The city that abolished outdoor advertising is having second thoughts. Two decades on, the admen it banished have found their way back in. Gilberto Kassab, then the city’s mayor, signed…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (979+ words) Emerging Europe Set the bar honestly and it can be cleared with ease. Create unrealistic expectations however, and prepare to see people left disappointed. Edith Piaf allegedly had a simple piece of advice for anyone wanting to become famous. “Use…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (729+ words) Rethinking… Türkiye and the EU Emerging Europe Rethinking… Türkiye and the EU Türkiye might not want to join the EU at the moment, but it would certainly like a lot more out of its current relationship with Brussels. During the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (322+ words) Emerging Europe In defence of Burgas Bulgaria’s fourth-largest city will be a fabulous host of next year’s 71st Eurovision Song Contest. The many naysayers need to get a grip. Be it boycotts over Israel’s participation, smaller countries not being able to…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (168+ words) Andrew Wrobel is the chief reinvention officer at Reinvantage. The Last Word: The hard test for companies is finding out whether or not they’re willing to stop pretending while they still have a choice. This week, I read a post…...