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From Brown to Green: Climate Change in Central & Eastern Europe
By Peter Öhlinger, RBI | From politicians to central banks to private individuals – climate change is on everyone's lips. However, Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) usually do not receive too much attention. We try to fill this gap by taking a closer look at our core...
10 things you did not know about Ukraine
By Viktoriia Shcherbatiuk, Raiffeisen Bank in Ukraine, and Alexandra Jocham, RBI | Today we want to look at the unknown sides of Ukraine. Did you know, for example, that it has the longest musical instrument, or one of the largest deserts in Europe? We have collected...
7 ½ points worth knowing about sustainable finance in CEE
by Martin Blum, RBI | Sustainable Finance is key to facilitating the decarbonisation of countries and organisations. But it also promotes outcomes which are stronger from a broader environmental, social or governance perspective. For example, the IMF cites estimates...
A culture of failure, or why you should not be afraid to make mistakes
By Eleonora Ivanova, Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria) | "Wasn't that a mistake?", "I must have made a mistake". Thoughts like these usually haunt us. We are afraid to admit them to ourselves, and the thought of saying them out loud to others makes us creative in inventing...
Cheers! 7 facts about beer in CEE
By Jörg Bayer, RBI | What could be a better companion for warm summer nights than a nice, cold beer? Beer is a very popular drink with a partly long tradition in CEE. Some of the best-known breweries are located there. For us, this was a good reason to do some...
The importance of diversity and inclusion for a sustainable transformation of economy and society
by Andrea Sihn-Weber, RBI | In recent decades, the diversity of society has changed noticeably. And this trend will continue. These processes of change have far-reaching implications for our society, the economy, companies and the labor market, for politics and social...