5 misconceptions about cryptocurrencies and ESG objectives

Jun 10, 2021 | Business, Economics, Sustainability, Trends

  By Katarina Nossakova, RBI | Following the huge rise in popularity of Bitcoin[1] with its value increasing over 300 per cent during 2020[2] and the cryptocurrency market hitting a record-high market capitalization right above $2.5 trillion[3], much has been...

Romania as a perspective future “green” CEE key market

May 20, 2021 | Economics, Sustainability

By Jörg Bayer, RBI | Romania is certainly something of a diamond in the rough in terms of ESG bonds / finance within the EU. This means that there is still a lot of work to be done. But we also see a lot of potential for improvement and many positive signs on the...

Inflation worries in east and west – what is there, what is sustainable?

Apr 12, 2021 | Business, Economics

By David Vagenknecht, Raiffeisenbank Czech Republic and Gunter Deuber, RBI Vienna | The topic of inflation is popping up everywhere now. It haunts the economic gazettes, and some inflation data are currently higher than expected. This is true for both, Western and...

Modest CEE crisis hit – fortune, politics or what else?

Mar 3, 2021 | Economics

By Gunter Deuber, RBI Vienna, and Nicolae Covrig, Raiffeisen Bank in Romania | Gunter Deuber Nicolae Covrig All of our core markets in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) – with the possible exception of Croatia, which is also an internationally prominent tourism...

CEE Outlook 2021: Vaccination & pro-cyclical policies, positive impact in H2

Jan 22, 2021 | Economics

Andreas Schwabe Casper Engelen By Andreas Schwabe and Casper Engelen, RBI | The speed of vaccination and the success in dealing with the fallout of the crisis will shape 2021. We foresee a decent economic recovery in CEE in 2021, but this will be felt rather in H2...

Austria: After the second lockdown, before the next rebound?

Dec 10, 2020 | Economics

By Matthias Reith and Gunter Deuber, RBI | Gunter Deuber Matthias Reith While Austria opted as one of the first countries in Western Europe for a hard lockdown in spring, it was not a “first mover” in the second wave of lockdowns. And both subjects have a connection...