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In this conversation, Mike Collier spoke to Matti Anttonen, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland about some of the things for which Finland is renowned, including its educational system, its huge role in global telecoms
Migration has played an important role in the economies and societies of the Baltic states over recent decades. How has this affected the worldviews and future hopes of young people? Two researchers decided to find out by asking them as part of
Our guest Valery Tsepkalo is known for many reasons, including his expertise in developing technology hubs. In this interview he explains how, under his supervision, in a mere 10 years the Belarus Hi-Tech Park grew from a pilot start-up project
We hear many opinions about the ongoing economic situation. Are we facing a financial crisis or not? Is there enough government support in the wake of the COVID crisis? Will we soon have high inflation? In this podcast, Līva Zorgenfreija, Chief
Andris Kotans, an experienced asset manager, explains the basics of investment funds and how they work. He talks about smart investment and why ethical decisions matter even in the highly competitive financial markets.
Martins Kazaks, the Governor of the Central Bank of Latvia has been a student and teacher of economics for more than 20 years and became Latvian central bank governor in 2019. In this podcast he talks about the role the Central Bank plays in so
Professor Jeffrey Sommers has studied the US economy and society for decades. In this interview he explains how 50 years of change have led to recent unrest and current problems in the US, both economically and politically. Has 'neoliberalism'
This week Mike Collier talks to academic and researcher Mark Gamsa about an extraordinary subject that has never been seriously studied until now – an incredible gold rush on the borders of Russia and China reminiscent of the Klondike and Yukon
The interactions between the very different worlds of academia and politics take centre stage this week. Arnis Sauka, co-author of some of the most influential research produced in Latvia - the Shadow Economy Index and Ficil Sentiment Index - g
This week Mike Collier talks to Olga Kotova, well-known entrepreneur about one of her passions: mountain climbing. She relates some interesting tales about how she almost literally stumbled upon the pastime and the changes it made to her attitu
It has been shown that social trust benefits the economy, individuals and society as a whole. Ulf Andreasson has conducted research describing high levels of trust in society as “Nordic Gold” and goes into depth explaining why this is so and wh
In the current situation, questions about physical contact and health have taken on a new importance. In this podcast with Anna Andersone we look beyond the coronavirus to the fundamental role physical contact between human beings plays in our
Guest Zane Culkstena has amazing organizational abilities, as her wide range of interests and professional involvements shows. In this podcast, she talks about one of her latest projects, the 'Riga Jurmala' classical music festival, which has g
This week’s guest, Nina Vaskunlahti, is Under-secretary of State for External Economic Relations at the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In this interview she recalls how she and other women blazed a trail in male-dominated times and shares
Diplomacy has always been a profession surrounded by mystique and even secrecy. But is it as mysterious as we think? This week Baiba Braže, Latvian diplomat, talks to Mike Collier and gives insights into an ambassador's daily life, her path thr
Businessman, investor and startup advocate Andris K. Berzins talks to us about his remarkable international upbringing and his almost 30 years of business experience. He tells us why the Baltic startup scene is more than hype, how the modern in
In this podcast businesswoman Baiba Rubesa shares her extensive experience from the commercial world but also considers a topic that is often overlooked: knowing when it's time to quit. What does it take to make that brave decision and how can
This week Mike Collier talks to academic and researcher Morten Ebbe Juul Nielsen about corporate social responsibility's (CSR) role in addressing environmental issues. He explains why business ethics is not just an empty phrase and suggests how
What motivates investigative reporters to risk their lives for the sake of a story? How do they cope with extreme stress and death threats? And what form is large-scale corruption likely to take in the future? In this podcast Mike Collier inter
This week Mike Collier talks to journalist Ann Cooper about physical and online safety among professionals working in the media.
Is it possible to improve environment as well as your health by running? It seems so. Plogging is the combination of jogging with picking up litter. In this episode, the founder of “Plogging” Erik Ahlström explains how an organized activity in
We spoke to Nicholas Johnston, editor in chief at a rapidly rising media company AXIOS, about its bold new approach to news presentation and the likely media business models of the future.
This week Mike Collier talks to one of the leading authorities on the history of World War I, historian Professor John Horne about the twists and turns of the war and parallels of Irish and Baltic history.
In this episode we ask economist and academic Morten Hansen how important it is to know the basics of economics, how it informs our daily lives and whether GDP is as important as we think.
How much do we know about people and decision making? How people behave? How they make decisions? Researcher, applied microeconometrican Agne Suziedelyte has been studying these questions for years. She has done research, including on the effec
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