Economy and competitiveness
- Denis Mancevic
- Editorials
- Economy and competitiveness, Russia and the former Soviet Union
You’ve heard of Gazprom, one way or another. There is likely no company that has shaped relations between Russia and the West over the past two decades as profoundly as Gazprom. It has become synonymous with hot-and-cold relations, for many a tool in the Kremlin’s hands, used at will—as a stick or a carrot, depending…
Trump’s election caused a shock in Europe. So great that the German newspaper Die Zeit accompanied it with a telling headline: “Fuck.” Further explanations are probably unnecessary. The reason is clear: the election will have severe negative consequences for the EU, the European economy, and competitiveness. This is mainly due to two aspects of Trump’s…
Since the Russian aggression on Ukraine in February 2022 (and with additional acceleration after Hamas’s terrorist attack on October 7 last year), in practically all forums and international discussions about the world’s conditions, one can hear how the world order has collapsed, how the United Nations (UN) and the Security Council (SC) are completely paralyzed…
- Denis Mancevic
- Editorials
- Economy and competitiveness
Everyone is talking about digitalisation and its impact on business (regardless of the industry). But it seems that, in our region (CEE), we are approaching this topic with too much restraint (some might even say conservatively) and without a strong vision. Digitalisation significantly affects the efficiency and speed of business processes, cost optimisation, improvement of…
The Nord Stream 2 project is still an unrealized reality that politically divides the transatlantic alliance – from strong political and economic support from Germany and individual other participating countries in the project to strong opposition from the US and Poland. History repeats itself; 60 years ago, in different circumstances, we already lived through this.…
My comment on Slovenian Parliamentary elections for the Financial Times
“He is expected to redraw Jansa’s laws, get rid of some of the [executives he placed in state] media, independent regulatory bodies, and in general turn the table around in a very short time, and there is a question whether voters have the patience or [will] turn away,” said Denis Mancevic, an independent analyst. Full article…