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