For the past decades, Kosovo has faced serious energy challenges that have not only hindered its development and growth but have had a substantial negative effect on citizen’s health. Kosovo’s energy consumption is heavily reliant in its lignite plants, which produce around 95% of Kosovo’s electricity consumption. The lignite plants are outdated, unstable and […]
Tag Archives: Economic Development
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Oct
Oct
The region of Southeast Europe is facing a slower economic growth compared to 2018. World Bank estimates a decline to 3.2% in 2019, from 3.9% in 2018. But Southeast Europe is home to one of the world’s top 20 places to do business. According to the World Bank Group’s Doing Business 2020 study, North Macedonia is […]
04
Oct
Oct
Today, every industry and sector needs to adapt to the latest digital trends. In terms of embracing technological advancements, the private sector is almost always one step ahead of the public sector. However, governments and local institutions clearly need to adapt to innovation and follow the trend, so they can maximize efficiency in governance […]
01
Oct
Oct
Climate change is becoming a real issue for our planet. A word, which was mostly advocated by environmentalists, now is a worldwide problem that requires a global solution. As most believe, climate change does not only have environmental consequences, such as floods, higher temperatures or elevated sea levels. In contrast, it is causing disturbances […]
09
Jul
Jul
Over the last decades, the emergence of globalization, as well as migration, have been the driving forces of economic growth, especially for developing countries, and this trend does not seem to be slowing down. Globalization, despite its drawbacks, has significant positive effects in terms of boosting foreign direct investment, exchanging different industry expertise and […]
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Jan
Jan
ECIKS is attending the Swiss Sustainable Finance (SSF) conference on the topic of “Inspiring investment partnerships to achieve global goals.” SSF is an organization that aims to strengthen the position of Switzerland in the global marketplace for sustainable finance by informing, educating and catalyzing growth. The association, founded in 2014, has representation in Zurich, Geneva […]
