My comment for FT’s Beyondbrics on Slovenia’s political leadership shuffle: Luka Oreskovic, an independent political risk advisor, says Slovenia is “at a tipping point,” and the new government must move quickly, and without any mistakes. “Either Alenka Bratusek takes things straightforward and does it right, from reforms to privatisation to the [necessary fiscal] cuts, or […]
My new piece for LSE EUROPP: This July, Croatia is set to become the EU’s newest member state. EU accession will bring with it access to structural and cohesion funding to enhance economic development. However, as Luka Oreskovic writes, there is a danger that Croatia’s government, administration, and private sectors may lack the capacity to absorb this […]
My new piece for Moscow Times: Read more:http://www.themoscowtimes.com//article/shopping-in-europe-gazprom-expands-southward-welcomed-by-croatian-president/474498.html#ixzz2MECHK5wj The Moscow Times
A piece I wrote for LSE’s European Policy and Politics: Slovenia’s membership of the euro is only partly to blame for the country’s economic problems, however it could prove a decisive obstacle to carrying out necessary reforms. “Slovenia became the thirteenth member of the eurozone when it adopted the single currency in 2007. As Luka Oreskovic writes, the […]
A piece I wrote for the Financial Times (Emerging Markets Section – beyondbrics) on Slovenia’s laggard privatization program and how the upcoming presidential elections will affect it. Take a look: Guest post: Slovenia must stop dragging its feet on privatisation By Luka Oreskovic and Sašo Stanovnik On Sunday, Slovenians vote for a new head of […]
My new Moscow Times piece on the future of privatization policy and legislation in Georgia under new leadership. President Saakashvili enacted a set of laws (e.g. Law on Economic Liberty) and put in place an aggressive privatization program that made Georgia a champion/frontline experimenter in the field globally. With new leadership, the country might take a […]
… is what I wanted the title to be for my new piece for The Moscow Times on why the privatization of Rosneft has been postponed, indefinitely. But it didn’t make the cut, so now it’s entitled Why the Kremlin Won’t Privatize Rosneft. Probably clearer what it’s all about this way. I draw on a report (Rosneft […]
