25 Apr 2017 | NEWS

showCASE 25: UK snap election: paving the way for a hard Brexit?

On April 18, British Prime Minister Theresa May unexpectedly announced that despite her earlier assertions she will hold a snap general election on June 8. Ostensibly, May seeks to secure a large parliamentary majority to diminish the power of op...

 
24 Apr 2017 | NEWS

showCASE 25: Policymakers may find it difficult to hang their hat on expected global economic growth

After more than half a decade of downbeat expectations, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) finally predicts a rosier outcome for the global eco...

 
20 Apr 2017 | NEWS

Moving backwards: the price of waning central bank independence for Ukraine

Over the coming weeks, Ukraine will be looking for someone to fill the shoes of Valeria Gontareva, the head of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU)...

 
19 Apr 2017 | NEWS

showCASE 23: Was Orbán’s uni ouster a step too far?

Tens of thousands of Hungarians took to the streets on April 9 in a protest that lasted six days, Hungary s biggest anti- government protest in ye...

 
11 Apr 2017 | NEWS

showCASE 23: Serbia: Has the rider on the white horse just arrived?

Despite some procedural shortcomings reported during last week s presidential elections in Serbia, the results were far from surprising current Pr...

 
04 Apr 2017 | NEWS

showCASE 22: A Russian Swallow Taking Flight?

On March 26, tens of thousands of Russians protested against the country s corrupted political elites in cities throughout the country, from Kalin...

 
28 Mar 2017 | NEWS

showCASE 21: Holyrood, we might have a wee problem

The results of the Scottish parliament debate on whether to hold a second independence referendum were meant to be known by now. However, due to a...