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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Collapsed FTX says it can pay most creditors back in full
May 8, 2024
FTX has recovered enough assets to pay most of its creditors back in full, the failed crypto exchange said late Tuesday as it unveiled a proposed reorganization plan.
Turkey halts trade with Israel over Gaza war
May 3, 2024
Turkey has halted all import and export transactions with Israel in protest over the war in Gaza.
EU raids offices of Chinese security equipment maker in subsidy probe
Apr 25, 2024
European Union officials have raided the offices of Chinese security equipment maker Nuctech as part of a probe into subsidies, exposing rising tensions between the bloc and one of its biggest trading partners.
Oil prices get short-lived boost from attack on Iran
Apr 19, 2024
Oil prices jumped overnight after explosions were reported near the Iranian city of Isfahan, but those gains dissipated Friday as officials sought to play down the latest escalation in Middle East tensions.
Russia is rounding up more journalists a year after the arrest of Evan Gershkovich
Mar 29, 2024
Six journalists working for independent media outlets in Russia were detained in a span of just a few hours this week on the eve of the anniversary of the arrest of American journalist Evan Gershkovich in the city of Yekaterinburg.
Apple, Google and Meta at risk of ‘heavy’ fines as Europe launches new probes
Mar 25, 2024
The European Union has launched investigations into Apple, Google and Facebook parent Meta on suspicion that they are failing to comply with a new landmark European law designed to promote competition in digital services.
Ozempic profits are helping fund a new Nvidia-powered AI supercomputer
Mar 20, 2024
The owner of Novo Nordisk, the drugmaker that gave the world Ozempic and Wegovy, is funding a new supercomputer powered by Nvidia’s artificial intelligence technology with a key aim of discovering new medicines and treatments.
McDonald’s stores hit by global IT failure
Mar 15, 2024
McDonald’s was hit by a system failure Friday that closed restaurants and disrupted online and app orders around the world, including in the United States, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom.
Tesla’s Berlin factory comes back online as power is restored after arson attack
Mar 12, 2024
Production at Tesla’s factory near Berlin is gradually resuming after the plant was reconnected to the power grid late on Monday following a week-long closure caused by an arson attack.
Tesla’s Berlin plant shut after arson attack on electricity pylon. Far-left group claims responsibility
Mar 6, 2024
A group of far-left activists has claimed it was behind an arson attack on a high-voltage electricity pylon Tuesday that cut off the power supply to Tesla’s factory in Germany.
The four-day work week is here to stay at UK companies that tried it
Feb 22, 2024
One year after the conclusion of the world’s biggest trial of a four-day work week, a large majority of companies that took part were still allowing their employees to work a shorter week and more than half had made the change permanent.
Nike is cutting about 1,700 jobs
Feb 16, 2024
Nike will lay off about 2% of its employees, or close to 1,700 people, as the sportswear behemoth looks to cut as much as $2 billion in costs.
H&M CEO quits abruptly after ‘very demanding’ times
Jan 31, 2024
Helena Helmersson stepped down Wednesday as chief executive of H&M, bringing an abrupt end to her four-year tenure and triggering a surprise change in leadership at one of the world’s largest fashion retailers.
Zara pulls controversial ad campaign that critics said evoked Gaza war
Dec 12, 2023
Zara has pulled an advertising campaign that provoked a backlash on social media from people decrying what they said was a resemblance to scenes of death and destruction in Gaza.
‘This is insane.’ Swedish workers are getting under Elon Musk’s skin
Nov 24, 2023
It has taken nearly a month, but workers striking against Tesla in Sweden have finally drawn a response from the company’s famously anti-union boss. “This is insane,” CEO Elon Musk said Thursday on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter that he owns.
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.
