Search results

Bosnia’s unresolved divisions will impede joining EU

Location:

BOSNIA

The Council declared Bosnia-Hercegovina (BiH) a potential EU member in June 2003, but withheld candidate status until end-2022. The 1995 Dayton peace agreement reconstituted BiH…

Canada's economy likely to be central electoral issue

Location:

CANADA

The statement projects substantially higher deficits than previously forecast, together with slower reductions in debt. In terms of expenditure, the items on the Liberal…

Western Balkan regional integration to advance slowly

Location:

WESTERN BALKANS

The EU-sponsored Berlin Process aims to build a Common Regional Market (CRM) in order to resolve outstanding conflicts, foster growth and advance economic integration among the…

Turkey-Europe economic and business ties will weaken

Location:

TURKEY

That represented a 1.9-percentage-point (pp) rise in import share and a 0.4-pp fall in export share. Turkey's economic and commercial ties with Europe (EU and non-EU) are strong…

Egypt will grow its mining sector

Location:

EGYPT

Egyptian state-owned mining company Shalateen will manage the bid round. Egypt wants to build on the success of earlier rounds for gold exploration that took place in 2020 and…

Long commercial property downturn has lasting impacts

Location:

INTERNATIONAL

Lower demand for office space, the unprecedentedly sharp increase in rates, and pressure for buildings to upgrade to meet environmental regulations and compete with home working…

Syrian Kurds face a possible loss of autonomy

Location:

SYRIA

After the outbreak of civil war in 2011 and the rise of Islamic State (IS), the US-backed SDF managed to establish an autonomous administration in northeast Syria. However, it…

Serb secession crisis in Bosnia-Hercegovina may worsen

Location:

BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA

The laws in question challenge the authority of the state-level Constitutional Court. RS President Milorad Dodik is destabilising Bosnia-Hercegovina (BiH) by renewing his threat…

Prospects for the global economy in H2 2023

Location:

PROSPECTS H2 2023

Labour and housing markets are slowing very gradually, but the strength of services is preventing a faster fall in headline inflation. The pass-through effects of interest-rate…

Beijing will strive to revive growth

Location:

CHINA

Held on October 30-31, it was attended by President Xi Jinping and various top officials. The conference formulated priority tasks to address financial risks the country is facing…