Jan 30, 2024 · “The dramatic fall in inflation, sharp rise in real wages and pickup in private consumption, combined with imminent cuts in key interest rates, should put growth back on track,” says Richard Grieveson, deputy director of wiiw and lead author of the Winter Forecast.

Oct 2, 2024 · Proximity to the EU, a skilled workforce and low labour costs are increasingly drawing investors to the region, while environmentally sustainable production and CO2 reduction present significant opportunities for future growth.

Jul 2, 2024 · Sharp rises in real wages and private consumption are the main drivers of growth, but geopolitical risks remain significant. Although the international environment continues to be a mixed bag, the economies of most Central, Eastern and Southeastern European countries are likely to gain momentum in 2024, with the EU members of the region in particular […]

Nov 28, 2023 · Russia’s war on Ukraine brought a new perspective for the Middle Corridor, but policy shifts and investment are needed to respond to the new demand and to support economic development in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Georgia.

Jan 1, 2025 · After a year and a bit of broadly sensible government, Poland will head to the polls in 2025 to choose its next president. Though the presidency is not the country’s most powerful office in day-to-day governance, the election will nonetheless signal the direction Poland wishes to take—either doubling down on the nationalist-conservative line of the previous era or pivoting toward a more ...

Dec 17, 2024 · Data show a significant slowdown in new foreign greenfield investment in most countries of the region: only Moldova has seen an increase. International investors are increasingly turning their backs on Central, East and Southeast Europe.

Nov 5, 2024 · Sauli Niinistö, former president of Finland and special adviser to the European Commission president, has published a major report, Safer Together: Strengthening Europe’s Civilian and Military Preparedness and Readiness, which presents a detailed strategy to bolster the European Union’s readiness for modern threats. Against a backdrop of increasing geopolitical, environmental, and ...

Feb 3, 2022 · Transnistria. Population: 460,000. Tiraspol, capital of Moldova’s breakaway republic of Transnistria. The conflict between the government of the newly-independent Republic of Moldova and the “Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic”, known colloquially as Transnistria, formed by the Russian minority living in a slither of land on the left bank of the Dniester river began in the autumn of 1991.

Oct 30, 2024 · By the end of 2024, CEE champion Poland will have signed 150 military contracts in this year alone, including a 10 billion US dollars deal for 96 Apache helicopters.

Sep 5, 2023 · The country has become a regional hub for technology. In the latest edition of the Emerging Europe IT Competitiveness Index, Poland ranked third out of the 23 countries in the region—after only Estonia and Lithuania—and first in the region for talent.. In its latest Front Office CX Omnibus Survey, Ryan Strategic Advisory found Western European customer experience (CX) decision-makers ...