Kosovo: Listening to the wind of change

Jul 22, 2021 | Economics

By Fjorent Rrushi, Raiffeisen Research | Smooth elections bode well for democracy in Kosovo After many years of political instability, Kosovo’s parliament convened in an extraordinary session in April 2021 to elect the president of the republic. Vjosa Osmani, a...

7 innovative women from Central and Eastern Europe you should know

Feb 4, 2021 | Business, Trends

By Alexandra Jocham, RBI | In the months of January and February, we are strongly focusing on the topic of “innovation” and would like to introduce you to seven women from CEE who stand out for their innovations in today’s post. Have fun clicking...

How to lead a media empire in Kosovo

Sep 26, 2019 | People, Trends

By Evliana Berani, Raiffeisen Bank Kosovo | Aferdita Saraçini Kelmendi leads one of the biggest businesses in Kosovo: a well-known national radio and television, RTV 21. Building and running one of the biggest television stations in Kosovo, in an extremely competitive...

Our family’s contribution to mum’s hometown

Sep 25, 2019 | Business, People

By Evliana Berani, Raiffeisen Bank Kosovo| Until several years ago, Florie Bajraktari Vanhove was one of 700,000 Kosovans living abroad. Today, she is a successful business woman, running a unique restaurant in the downtown of Prishtina. Kosovo’s diaspora is huge....

Investing in Kosovo

Sep 24, 2019 | Economics, Trends

By Patricia Lang-Schönberger | Discover CEE spoke to Wilhelm-Peter Hasslacher from the Austrian Economic Chambers (WKO), who works as business delegate for the Foreign Trade Centre Laibach in Slovenia. He is an expert on Southeastern Europe: his assignments as...