From Brown to Green: Climate Change in Central & Eastern Europe

Sep 16, 2021 | Sustainability

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...

7 ½ points worth knowing about sustainable finance in CEE

Sep 2, 2021 | Business, Sustainability

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...

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...

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...

Get to know four of the most promising fintechs – part 2

Feb 26, 2021 | Business, Trends

By Katja Fiedler, RBI| Welcome to the second part of our two-part series, in which we present interesting fintechs. Today, we are having a look at Zentity and iFactor. Like the two fintechs Synerise and FinLync, which we presented last week, Zentity and iFactor are...