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If you are a start-up founder, whatever product or service you are developing, look at it with a sustainability lens and reflect on how it leads to a better future, globally and in emerging Europe in particular. 

For the last 15 months, emerging Europe has been the focus of Europe, the new heart of Europe, and this is a trend that will continue, to the region’s advantage.

There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to implementing ESG.

Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is another example of how emerging Europe countries have shown agency and leadership.

Agility, flexibility and adaptability, alongside resilience, have become competitive advantages for Ukraine’s tech firms.  

‘The war in Ukraine would not be happening right now were it not, I believe, for an understanding between Beijing and Moscow.‘

Technology and entrepreneurship are helping to empower women in some of the world’s most patriarchal societies, such as Yemen.

The government may have pulled a controversial ‘foreign agents’ law but Georgia’s decline continues. For those of us who adore the country, this is a deep shame.

In 2022, Ukraine’s IT sector exported more services than the year before. Its resilience and agility have shown what the country, and more broadly, the emerging Europe region is capable of.

Leaders should be aware of the effects of their own actions and interactions and ensure that decisions are made on the basis of both short- and long-term considerations. 

Ukraine has done much to improve governance over the past year but rule of law must be a focus of the reconstruction. 

We should not only encourage future leaders to learn but also provide them with a platform to do so.