Eurasia Competitiveness Programme News Today

On 13 December 2023, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Andris Pelšs, took part in the Eurasia Week of the Organisation for Economic…

- Gabarit site projet     COVID-19 has triggered an economic and public health crisis that has had a particularly severe effect on informal businesses and workers in a region where they have historically represented a large share of the economy (up to half of GDP in several countries). The informal sector has previously acted as a social buffer in times of crisis, and has been a source of resilience for many precarious workers in transition economies. For many in the region, informal economic...