Ukraine
Closing gender gap in workforce could double global growth rate says World Bank
Countries in Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia have a lower gender gap than the global average but only Latvian women have equal legal standing with men.
BOFIT: Russian population in decline
At the end of last year, Russia has 146.2mn people living permanently in the country. Excluding the Crimea, illegally annexed in 2014, Russia’s 2023 population was about 144 mn. Russia’s population peaked in 1993 at 149 mn and is now declining.
Two years later: addressing long-term consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – Bruegel discussion
Sanctions on Russia have had mixed results after two years of war, inflicting real pain on the Russian economy, but the lack of effective enforcement has muted their effect, a panel organised by Brussels-based think-tank Bruegel.
Czech president says finance for Ukraine ammunition secured
Czech initiative to buy ammunition from third countries follows failure of EU to provide promised 1mn rounds from within the bloc.
NBU prepares the way for a digital currency with a second round of market place tests
The National Bank of Ukraine has unveiled plans for a second phase of e-hryvnia testing slated for later this year, as the regulator prepares the ground to launch its own digital currency, the NBU said in a statement on March 7.
EU's CBAM poses financial threat to Ukrainian producers during wartime
The introduction of the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in 2026 could potentially impose big new financial strains on Ukrainian producers, costing them millions in lost trade, unless the EU offers exemptions due to the war
Court confiscates Ukrainian oligarch Kolomoisky's Russian assets
The Russian District Court of the Adygea Republic has confiscated the Russian assets tied to jailed Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, on March 5, according to the Russian judiciary's press service.
KSE: Ukraine’s state debt review 2023
In 2023, the combined state debt and state-guaranteed debt increased by 30.4% to $145.3bn, representing 85% of the estimated GDP (up from 49% in 2021 and 77.8% in 2022).
NEO: EU ban on Russian aluminium may cause shortages, price surge
The EU has been discussing the possible ban of Russian aluminium for months but stopped short of taking such measures, If EU policymakers follow through on the suggestion in the next round of sanctions it could cause chaos on the metal markets.
Macron doubles down on idea of using Nato troops in Ukraine
French president for a "strategic leap" in Western thinking on help to Kyiv.
Making drones in the kitchen: Ukrainian civilians rise to meet military shortages
With Western support for Ukraine’s war effort suffering as a result of the United States’ failure to agree on a new aid package, ordinary Ukrainian citizens are stepping up to the plate.
Poland to push EU to ban food imports from Russia and Belarus
Prime Minister Donald Tusk is going to ask the Polish parliament this week for a resolution calling on the ban of farm product imports from Russia and Belarus.
Beauty queens in public spat as Miss Ukraine accuses Miss Russia of pageant bribery
Beauty queens competing in Miss Europe 2024 have come to blows after the Ukrainian representative accused her Russian competitor of bribing her way to victory.
Zelenskiy says situation at Poland border has gone 'too far'
Ukraine says Poland is not doing enough to contain the protests that hurt its economy during wartime.
LONG READ: China and Russia, the industrial production superpowers that could win a war
China is now "the world’s sole manufacturing superpower" and Russia’s productive capability is greater than that of Germany’s, according to recent studies on the changes to the world’s manufacturing make-up.
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In Ukraine’s Donbas, complex questions of identity and loyalty
An unrepentantly Russian Orthodox colony now finds itself accused of wavering loyalties by Ukraine’s political leadership.
Putin warns Nato of risk of nuclear war, tries to rally the population in his State of the Nation speech
Putin rattled Russia’s nuclear sabre and tried to rally the people to his flag in a time of war in his annual State of the Nation Address to both houses of the Federal Assembly, the Russian parliament, on February 29.
Ukraine's Zelenskiy seeks support from Southeast Europe at Tirana summit
Ukrainian president and Albanian prime minister warn of Russian threat to destabilise the region.
US hit Russian banks with most effective sanctions yet
The US has unleashed two rounds of sanctions on Russia’s banks that are proving to be some of the most effective measures to curb Russia’s ability to do business yet.
Czech plan reportedly secures 800,000 pieces of ammunition for Ukraine
Czechs use worldwide arms contacts to locate ammunition stocks which “for political reasons” the supplying countries won’t be able to deliver themselves.