From the Balkans with love

Aug 24, 2022 | Culture

By Elitza Kavrakova, RBI | If I would ask around the people in Vienna, what they immediately associate with the Balkans, many would say “cevapcici”, “baklava” and most would probably mention their “Yugoslav” or Turkish neighbour or...

Croatia to adopt the euro next year, while Bulgaria does not fulfill criteria yet

Jun 22, 2022 | Economics

By Zrinka Zivkovic-Matijevic, Raiffeisen Bank in Croatia, Emil Kalchev, Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria and Gunter Deuber, RBI | The latest Convergence Report has confirmed our expectation that (only) Croatia met the necessary preconditions to adopt the euro on 1 January...

A culture of failure, or why you should not be afraid to make mistakes

Aug 26, 2021 | Business, Culture, Trends

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...

Cheers! 7 facts about beer in CEE

Aug 19, 2021 | Culture, Trends

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...

5 summer recipes from CEE that you should try!

Jul 29, 2021 | Culture

by Sarah Geyer, RBI | Summer is in full swing and for many, wanderlust is strong. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic it is still not possible to travel to the farthest lands. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that you can’t enjoy either of the two. We compiled...