Money matters

This series highlights small countries with interesting economies, telling the stories of how they got where they are today.

Businesses around the world entrust this small Caribbean country with their financial dealings.

This small landlocked country in East Africa has made a remarkable economic recovery after the devastating 1994 genocide.

How this Southeast Asian country went from a primarily agricultural economy to a major global exporter in just three decades.

This stable Central American country’s attractiveness for foreign investment has created more than 85,000 jobs in the past five years.

Iceland reinvented itself as a major travel destination after the 2008 financial crisis. Will it experience a similar post-pandemic boom?

After shifting to capitalism in 1991, Albania was rife with pyramid schemes, the collapse of which led to major economic reforms.

The country is a draw for businesses, but its low earners have been thrust into the spotlight.

This tiny nation has become a European tech hub and a global forerunner in e-government, becoming the first country to offer e-residency in 2014.

61.3% of Rwanda’s parliament are women, the first country to have a female majority.