By Gunter Deuber, RBI | Among the three larger Eastern European banking markets (Belarus, Russia, Ukraine), Belarus can be considered a haven of stability. Although the country has experienced quite a few severe balance of payments and currency crises in the last two decades (around 1997, 2009 and 2015), only one banking crisis (1995) has […]
By Sergey Kostyuchenko, CEO of Priorbank | Sergey Kostyuchenko, CEO of Priorbank, was one of the contributors to the book “Business in Belarus: Recipe book” two years ago. In this book, twelve entrepreneurs give their advice and share their secret recipes for implementing ideas, having a good start, gaining confidence and making profit. In addition, […]
By Darya Shakuro, Priorbank Belarus | A light Austrian breakfast with bread and jam, strenuous work with banking risks, a lunch with lard, running after a working day and an evening with a book by Stephen Hawking. Bernd Rozenberg, board member of Priorbank, told us about his daily routine and life in Belarus as an […]
In December, the Discover CEE spotlight is on Belarus! Watch out for several blog posts on Belarusian business, culture and success stories. Today, we have the most interesting economic data and cultural facts about Belarus at a glance for you. The fact sheet is also downloadable in print version. Click here to print the factsheet: […]
By Gunter Deuber, RBI | Current data for the CEE banking markets confirm a clear (positive) correlation between market penetration via conventional banking products and digital channels. From a regional perspective (i.e. within the subregions of Central Europe, Southeastern Europe and Eastern Europe), the Czech Republic, Croatia and Belarus are the respective markets with the […]
The Belarusian ambassador in Austria, Alena Kupchyna, talks about Belarus as a business location, what you have to keep in mind, when it comes to business relations with Belarus, the Northern Silk Road and the must-sees in her country Belarus. What makes Belarus as an economic location special? Belarus is a dynamically developing country […]
Enjoy watching a short summary of this year’s CEE Banking Sector Report by Gunter Deuber.
by Marlene Schloffer, RBI | Recently, we published this interview with ABA – Invest in Austria CEO René Siegl. He told us that there is “a significant increase in the number of companies from CEE that successfully bring their marketable products to Western Europe”. In a follow-up interview Discover CEE spoke to Birgit Reiter-Braunwieser, ABA […]
by Patricia Lang-Schönberger, RBI | ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA is the internationalisation and innovation agency of the Austrian economy. It provides support in all matters relating to foreign business: export, import, foreign investments, country information and international industry developments. Michael Otter, Head of ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA, talks about the good relations between Austria and CEE. How many inquiries […]
The Easter holidays are coming up, and many people in Austria and the rest of the world are preparing to celebrate the most important Christian holiday, the resurrection of Jesus, in the traditional way. That means, in Austria, among a lot of other local customs, coloring eggs, baking cakes in the form of lambs, decorating […]
by Gunter Deuber, RBI | “2017 has seen the strongest growth in Central Europe (CE)* and Southeastern Europe (SEE) since the global financial crisis,” explains Gunter Deuber, analyst at RBI. According to his estimation, regional economies are benefiting from solid private consumption and a rebound in investments driven by higher EU transfers and increasingly tight […]
During the last years, Belarus’ IT sector has received strong state support as it is one of the key fields of development. Particular attention is paid to the so-called Belarus High Technologies Park (HTP) located in Minsk – a special economic zone with a special tax and legal regime in the Republic of Belarus, the […]