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Bank on it
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Bank on it

The EBRD’s annual gathering in Riga next month shows that there is a great deal of life left in what critics often dismiss as talking shops. Tomas Kairys, the European…
May 27, 2026 · 5 min read
Capital concentration
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Capital concentration

Across the Baltics and the Balkans, shrinking countries are betting everything on one major city. Entire regions risk being left in limbo. Adrian Nikolov of the Institute for Market Economics,…
May 26, 2026 · 5 min read
Analysis: Why the cedi is depreciating
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Analysis: Why the cedi is depreciating

The Ghana cedi has been on a sustained depreciation path since late March 2026 following the escalation of the US–Israel–Iran conflict in the Middle East. For many Ghanaians, especially after…
May 26, 2026 · 6 min read
Sovereign by subscription
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Sovereign by subscription

Malta has handed every citizen a free ChatGPT Plus account. Other countries will be more than interested in the results of the experiment.  Ian Borg, Malta’s deputy prime minister, flew…
May 25, 2026 · 5 min read
The brand is not the hero
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The brand is not the hero

The Last Word: A brand does not need to become a therapist, a guru or a life coach. In fact, brands should resist the temptation to do so. Somewhere between a…
May 24, 2026 · 4 min read
Driving a wedge
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Driving a wedge

Governments in rich countries are pushing up the cost of hiring despite possible alternatives for raising revenue not being in short supply. In December 2025 Rainer Kirchdörfer, chairman of Germany’s…
May 18, 2026 · 6 min read
The AI race is entering a new phase
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The AI race is entering a new phase

The Last Word: AI’s next battle is not the model, but the organisation. From ‘What can the model do?’ to ‘What can the organisation absorb?’ For the past few years,…
May 17, 2026 · 4 min read
Crude calculations
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Crude calculations

Kazakhstan’s economy is growing at a decent rate, but its workforce is not. Schools, vocational training, and adult skills must be improved. In January 2025, Chevron announced first oil from…
May 15, 2026 · 6 min read
Soft rock
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Soft rock

Mongolia has a bold plan, a surplus, and good demographics. The economy still runs on copper, however, and the copper boom is part of why.  In May 2025, Mongolia’s State…
May 13, 2026 · 6 min read
Branching out
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Branching out

As bilateral aid retreats, the world’s development banks are reaching further than ever. Their critics worry that they have lost the plot.  In London in mid-May 2025, at its first…
May 11, 2026 · 6 min read