In Central and Eastern Europe, have foreign banks done more harm than good?

What does Estonia say about the merits of belt-tightening in a crisis?

Six of the top 10 reformers in Doing Business 2013 are TOL countries – and Poland is top dog worldwide

By gaining full independence this week, Kosovo reached a political milestone. But major hurdles remain.

Fear inspired the EU’s creation – will fear save it?

How do rural working class Russians really feel about Vladimir Putin?

It makes strategic sense for Israel to cozy up to the nasty regimes of Central Asia, but will the public care?

Who would have thought Hungary, of all the former Warsaw Pact countries, would be inching toward authoritarianism today?

The fatal flaw of “Balkan Benelux” is the brutal fact that wider Europe doesn’t need these four countries.

When it comes to poverty reduction or small business creation, just how effective is microfinance?

The EU, UN and World Bank say the findings of a new survey are a call to action on Roma integration

The 6 May elections created a false sense of tranquility in Serbia

Could a country’s shrinking labor market lead to too few jobs?

Vladimir Putin won a third presidential term by appealing to the working class, the people who’ve benefited least from his rule. Can he hold their support?

With banking rates near zero, and saving rates respectable, where do the region’s people keep their money?

Why is unemployment so high in the western Balkans, and what can be done?

The euro zone crisis has entered a dangerous new phase, some say

The Uzbek government has apparently finally decided that it doesn’t make economic sense to rip off foreign investors and abscond with their property.

In Bulgaria, accession has been good for the bad guys, too.