Editorial Board

The Adriatic

Reporting from a region in motion. Published by the Institute for Strategic Solutions (ISR).

Recent pieces

Asian investors are taking a closer look at Slovenia
Foreign companies own €24bn worth of Slovenian business, much of it from Austria and Switzerland. The agency that courts investors says the newest interest is coming from Asia.
No easy promises
Laura Plaku trained as a lawyer before running Albania's investment agency. She listens before making a case and prefers facts to flourishes.
Serbia is spending €1.3 billion on its Expo. Someone has to move it all in
Intereuropa will handle every vehicle, consignment and piece of equipment going into Expo 2027 in Belgrade, and coming out again.
No second act
Ajša Vodnik went from co-owning a television channel to running AmCham Slovenia and chairing AmChams in Europe. She does not believe in second acts.
Slovenia's largest bank mulls the one Western Balkan market it does not have
NLB is preparing to open a representative office in Albania and would consider an acquisition if a bank came up for sale, the president of its management board told a business forum in Celje.