More structured and scaled-up defence cooperation, backed with EU funding, will benefit both Europe and Ukraine

Ukraine has forged the defense industry the continent desperately needs.

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A Reuters review of satellite imagery shows at least 1.18 million square metres of warehouse space - more than a fifth of the company's capacity - has been damaged or destroyed.

The expanding war in Iran is disrupting, if not devastating, the global economy. Meanwhile, the sound of silence from normally voluble leaders of China and Russia is telling. From their point of view,...

The expanding war in Iran is disrupting, if not devastating, the global economy. Meanwhile, the sound of silence from normally voluble leaders of China and Russia is telling. From their point of view,...

Ukraine has forged the defense industry the continent desperately needs.

What opportunities exist for investing in Ukraine's defence industry?

What does the conflict mean for inflation, oil prices, the economy and Ukraine?

By maintaining stability and innovating to hold out against Russia, Kyiv has shown that size matters less in conflict than it used to

This paper examines the impact of Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Russia’s economy at a subnational, or “regional,” level. The analysis focuses on the regional disparities and converge...

This paper examines the impact of Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Russia’s economy at a subnational, or “regional,” level. The analysis focuses on the regional disparities and converge...

By maintaining stability and innovating to hold out against Russia, Kyiv has shown that size matters less in conflict than it used to

By maintaining stability and innovating to hold out against Russia, Kyiv has shown that size matters less in conflict than it used to

When Will Russia Run Out of Money?

A boost to war-related sectors has been papering over weaknesses elsewhere

Russia dodged “Liberation Day” tariffs, but Moscow is still perilously exposed for one reason: oil.

After delaying an earlier ultimatum, the European Union has passed a new sanctions package against Russia. The sanctions come as a result of Russia rejecting plans for a 30-day ceasefire that the US, ...

American Self-Sabotage Calls for European Self-Help

Olivier Blanchard and Lawrence H. Summers, two of the world's most insightful policy macroeconomists, hold a deep discussion of the US and global implications of the Trump administration's economic st...

Anjali V. Bhatt, PIIE communications manager and research fellow, and Elina Ribakova, PIIE nonresident senior fellow and director of the International Affairs Program and vice president for foreign po...

America could narrow its merchandise trade deficit with EU countries by imposing tariffs on them, but at a cost of higher inflation and lower GDP than otherwise for the US and nearly all the other EU ...

How the war is influencing Europe’s strategic and economic ties with China and Russia

Kyiv says it will comply immediately with Black Sea plan but Moscow asks for additional conditions

President Trump is breaking with decades of U.S. policy toward Russia. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Elina Ribakova, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, about what b...

American companies shouldn’t assume that a thaw in US ties with Moscow will make doing business there easier

American companies shouldn’t assume that a thaw in US ties with Moscow will make doing business there easier

February 20, 2025

Since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia’s economy has surpassed expectations. But some experts say this image of resilience is a mirage crafted by the Kremlin.

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"Jaunā Vienotība" atbalsta Mārtiņu Kazāku Latvijas Bankas prezidenta amatam, savukārt iepriekš virzītā Santa Purgaile savu kandidatūru atsaukusi, jo tai trūkst koalīcijas atbalsta.

Pītersona Starptautiskā ekonomikas institūta viespētniece Elīna Ribakova būtu gatava kandidēt uz Latvijas Bankas prezidenta amatu, apstiprināja Ribakova.

Tuvojoties termiņam, līdz kuram jāizvirza Latvijas Bankas prezidenta amata kandidāts, partiju pārstāvji no jauna sākuši apspriest iespējamo  kandidātu vārdus. Šoreiz amatam tiks virzīts tas prete...

Latvia’s three-party governing coalition is considering economist Elina Ribakova and Director of the Treasury Kaspars Abolins as candidates to lead the nation’s central bank, LTV reported without sayi...