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World’s Best Private Banks 2026: Global Winners
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World’s Best Private Banks 2026: Central & Eastern Europe
HNWIs Fuel Growth: Private banks bet on digital offerings to attract their newest clients.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Armenia: Beyond The Peace Dividend
Thawing relations with Azerbaijan and Turkey are creating opportunities for Armenia to expand its economy and emerge as a regional investment hub.
Executive Interviews
Dimitar Radev: Preparing For Euro Membership
Global Finance: Bulgaria is set to join the euro in January, a significant achievement for the country and the Bulgarian...
Executive Interviews
Gent Sejko: Managing Growth
Gent Sejko, governor of the Bank of Albania, discusses the country’s economic transformation.
Executive Interviews
Governor Aleš Michl: Benefiting From A New Philosophy
Aleš Michl is tackling economic challenges much differently from his predecessors and his counterparts in other countries—with impressive results.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Poland: Warsaw Spreads Its Wings
Despite political turmoil and global uncertainties, Poland anticipates several years of strong growth will continue.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Bulgaria: Eurozone Ambitions Test Public Trust
In a country better known for political instability—seven elections in three years—Bulgaria’s formal invitation to join the Eurozone in January 2026 marks a major turning point.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Romania: New President Promises Moderate Course
A collective sigh of relief rippled through EU capitals on May 18 when former Bucharest Mayor Nicuşor Dan secured an unexpectedly strong mandate in round two
of Romania’s presidential elections, besting far-right opponent George Simion with 53.6% of the vote against 46.4%.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
For British Steel, Nationalization Looms – Again
UK citizens could be forgiven for thinking, in early April, that they had been transported back in time, amid suggestions British Steel should be nationalized—something that happened back in 1967.
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World’s Best Banks in Western Europe 2025
Building on a profitable and dynamic 2023, when high interest rates buoyed bank lending margins, most Western European banks had...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Bulgaria: Return To Growth
Of late, Bulgaria has been one of the fastest growing economies in southeastern Europe. But foreign investors are looking for...