Misery Index: the World’s Saddest (and Happiest) Countries
Steve H. Hanke The human condition inhabits a vast continuum between “miserable” and “happy.” In the sphere of economics, misery tends to flow from high inflation, steep borrowing costs and unemployment. The most surefire way to mitigate that misery: economic growth. All else equal, happiness tends to blossom when growth is strong, inflation and...
The Voices of the Displaced in Ukraine and Russia
A new survey highlights the views of people displaced by the conflict in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
OSCE Monitors reject Russian Foreign Minister’s Lies about Donbas escalation
The problem with fighting fake news from Russia is that it often comes from top officials in Moscow like Sergei Lavrov, Russian foreign minister. Lavrov’s latest distortion of the facts came in an interview given to Izvestia on Feb 10, and was refuted that same day, though that, of course, was ignored by the Russian media which repeated his...
Russia invents ‘terrorism’ and fights children in occupied Crimea
It is a year since the multiple armed searches of at least 11 homes in Russian-occupied Crimea and arrests of four men, including a human rights activist monitoring rights abuses under occupation. The four men remain imprisoned, facing absurd charges, and in at least one case, their children have been terrorized by the FSB. …read more...
A Roadmap for Reform in Ukraine and a Promise of EU Support
In December 2016, the European Council reconfirmed its commitment to international law and the territorial integrity of Ukraine, as well as the conclusion of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, including the establishment of a deep and comprehensive free trade area. Ratification of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement in all 28 EU member states...
Europe’s Breadbasket Offers Opportunities for Investment and Diversification
Ukraine is known as Europe’s breadbasket and has close to a third of all the arable land area in the whole EU: some 34 million hectares. 70 per cent of that land is highly fertile black soil with a depth of up to six metres deep. Elena Voloshina, country representative of the International Finance Corporation in Ukraine, spoke to Andrew...
Steps to Stability Marred by a Failure to Attract FDI
Recent statements by the European Union (EU) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) give the impression that Ukraine is making significant steps toward stabilisation and normalisation. There has been much praise for the administration of Petro Poroshenko, especially for the nationalisation of the heavily indebted PrivatBank, and recognition...
It’s Time For Trump To Call Ukraine’s ‘Pro-Russian Rebels’ What They Are: Russian Invaders
Image credit: istockAnalysis and Commentaryvia ForbesDonald Trump’s interview with FoxNews’ Bill O’Reilly during the halftime at Sunday’s Super Bowl has been ridiculed as the ramblings of an uninformed President. …read more Source: Hoover...
Scoring Ukraine in ‘Freedom in the World’
Scoring Ukraine in ‘Freedom in the World’February 10, 2017The release of Freedom House’s annual Freedom in the World report last week generated considerable debate about the findings for Ukraine, in the dialogue below, Arch Puddington, Distinguished Fellow for Democracy Studies, answers questions about Ukraine’s standing in...
Ukraine PM Sees IMF Deal by End-Feb Amid New Fighting in East
February 10, 2017 …read more Source: Center on Global...
