Interest in Albania, Serbia and North Macedonia revealed ahead of autumn US presidential election.
Venezuela’s crucial election on July 28 pits incumbent Nicolas Maduro against opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez. With long-running economic turmoil and political repression under Chavismo, the nation faces a pivotal decision.
Performance of CEE countries shows convergence of Western Balkans with EU will only accelerate post-accession, find Erste analysts.
Egyptian workers in Iraq have reached approximately 40,000, the highest level since the 2003 US invasion.
India maintains an edge over Latin America's emerging giant Mexico, but it still falls short of becoming the next China, according to an Oxford Economic Research Briefing.
Vicious circle as increased use of electricity for air conditioners drives demand from coal-heavy power sector.
Ukraine’s budget is short of UAH500bn ($12bn) this year to finance its planned expenditures and it is not clear how the shortfall will be covered, other than by raising taxes and printing money.
As Ukraine strives to procure rapidly depleting stocks of weapons on the global market, its well-meaning allies are inadvertently driving up costs fivefold, while profiteers are capitalising on the situation.
With the development of the Eurasian Transport Network, new north-south transport corridors will give access to India and other South Asian markets, turning the region into an international transport hub, Eurasian Development Bank research shows.
Landlocked region set to experience constant water stress once Afghanistan's Qosh Tepa canal project is completed in 2028 if steps to improve water management are not taken, say experts at a Eurasian Development Bank forum.
Head of EU-backed agency seeks to ramp up financial and in-kind support for war-ravaged power sector.
Iran’s mismatch between energy supply and consumption has led to industrial power outages and blackouts for residential users, leading to increased poverty, economic losses and social unrest.
Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia are all expected to receive a few thousand new inhabitants each year for the rest of the century, according to the UN's latest population projections.
Ukraine’s Roma population are fighting side by side with ethnic Ukrainians against Russia, but their families still face discrimination, says the head of Roma Foundation for Europe.
On August 1 a debt restructuring deal expires and the government will have to pay back all the suspended interest payments for the last three years in one go. A default is possible but not a given.
Isolated by Western sanctions, Russian metals producers are increasingly turning to China, which has gone from a primary competitor to a principal client.
Steep population decline projected by the UN in the coming decades, with Ukraine’s population set to contract the most.
Latest UN projections indicate global population will peak at 10.3bn by the 2080s then start gradual decline.
Russian President Boris Yeltsin warned US President Bill Clinton in 1997 that Nato's eastward expansion was a “mistake,” but was reassured by Clinton that Nato would “not be a threat to Russia” according to newly declassified documents.
A top DTEK Group executive says companies desperately need access to finance and capital to cope with widespread infrastructure damage from Russian strikes.