Olesya Dmitracova - Europe Editor, CNN Business
Olesya Dmitracova
Europe Editor, CNN Business
Olesya Dmitracova is Europe Editor for CNN Business. She leads the team covering business and economics in Europe for CNN's digital platform.
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Germany’s governing coalition has collapsed after disagreements over the country’s weak economy led Chancellor Olaf Scholz to sack his finance minister.
Iceland embraced a shorter work week. Here’s how it turned out
Oct 25, 2024
Iceland’s economy is outperforming most European peers after the nationwide introduction of a shorter working week with no loss in pay, according to research released Friday.
Consumers are in for some relief: Lower energy prices are on the way
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For consumers still scarred by jumps in their energy bills in recent years, the International Energy Agency has good news: Oil and natural gas prices will probably be lower over the next five years.
CVS Health to lay off nearly 3,000 workers in cost-cutting drive
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CVS Health is planning to cut about 2,900 jobs in an effort to slash costs, the US health care company said Tuesday.
TikTok purges accounts tied to Russian media over ‘covert influence’ efforts ahead of US election
Sep 24, 2024
TikTok has removed accounts associated with two Russian media groups for trying to exercise what it called “covert influence” on the upcoming US presidential election, in violation of its guidelines.
‘The party is over’ as Tupperware files for bankruptcy after years of troubles
Sep 18, 2024
Tupperware, known the world over for its plastic food storage containers, has filed for bankruptcy after years of falling popularity and financial troubles.
ChatGPT maker says its new AI model can reason and think ‘much like a person’
Sep 13, 2024
OpenAI has unveiled a new artificial intelligence model that it says can “reason” and solve harder problems in science, coding and math than its predecessors.
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Beleaguered Burberry is no longer one of UK’s most valuable public companies
Sep 5, 2024
Luxury brand Burberry is dropping out of Britain’s premier stock index after suffering a steep fall in value following a plunge in sales and profits.
McDonald’s could create 24,000 jobs at new stores in UK and Ireland
Aug 22, 2024
McDonald’s has unveiled plans to open more than 200 new restaurants in the United Kingdom and Ireland, which it expects will create over 24,000 jobs.
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July 19, 2024, global tech outage news
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Global IT outages have impacted airlines, banks and businesses, which are scrambling to respond.
Amazon Prime Day ‘major cause of injuries’ for workers, Senate finds
Jul 17, 2024
Amazon’s warehouses are especially dangerous for workers during the company’s annual Prime Day event, as well as the holiday season, according to an investigation by the US Senate.
EU accuses Elon Musk’s X of misleading users
Jul 12, 2024
European regulators have charged Elon Musk’s X with breaching its sweeping Digital Services Act, accusing the platform of misleading its users among other violations.
About
Olesya Dmitracova is Europe Editor for CNN Business. She leads the team covering business and economics in Europe for CNN’s digital platform.
Previously, Dmitracova reported for Reuters from London and Moscow on economics, politics and banking, including the 2008 global financial crisis and the 2010-11 phone hacking scandal in the United Kingdom. While at Reuters, she travelled around the UK and Russia, as well as to India and France, on reporting assignments.
Dmitracova was also the Economics and Business Editor at The Independent in London, worked for the BBC World Service and held senior positions at specialist financial publication Risk.
Dmitracova is a graduate of Cambridge University. She also holds the International Programme Diploma from Sciences Po in Paris.
