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Is it time for the rise of local currencies?
It's an almost long forgotten historical fact that most trade was undertaken by local based currencies right upto the 20th Century. Australia had a...
Russia Proposes BRICS Parliamentary Group
Russia's proposal to create an inter-parliamentary group in a joint effort to protect the economic and political interests, influence politics at the global arena...
Modern Mitteleuropa: differences and similarities in the Visegrad Group
The paper highlights the similarities and differences in the development paths of the four so called Visegrad countries (Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, leaving...
Greek foreign policy under the Damocles sword of the economic crisis
This analysis first appeared in the policy paper series KAS katoptron by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Greece. Europe’s Southern and Eastern neighborhoods have changed considerably...
Turkey – EU – Russia triangle: Geometry changed?
The "new Turkey" of the president Erdogan The past year can arguably be considered a turning point in the political history of Turkey. In...
Kazakhstan between stability and reforms
Announced in March, the early presidential election in Kazakhstan has become a debate about the results reached during the past years, the actual problems...
The Real “Iran Prize”: The Next Great Emerging Market
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step," Chinese Philosopher Lao-tzu once said. When it comes to bringing Iran -- the...
Germany’s sickly economy
“Be more like us” say German policymakers to their EU partners. But Philippe Legrain warns that appearances can be deceptive as Germany suffers from...
The Asian Square Dance – Part VIII
The economy Economists generally agree that the cumulative economies of China and India will be larger than that of the G7 by 2030. At...
The BRICS bank: Future of Finances
Few disputed the unfair weightings in the IMF and World Bank of the BRICS companies. But Rajat Nag, a former Managing Director of the...