By Dorota Strauch, RBI in Poland, and Casper Engelen, RBI | Outbreak stopped but new infections plateauing Similarly to other CE countries Poland reacted fast to the spread of the pandemic in Europe. It shut its borders at the end of March and ordered to close schools, shops, bars and restaurants within less than […]
By Anja Knass, RBI | Sara Koslinska, co-founder and CEO of the micro-investing app limitless, was recently named as one of “30 under 30” by Forbes Poland. In this interview she talks about what inspired her to launch her app and why she thinks that Millennials need to start talking about their finances. Sara, you […]
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 […]
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 […]
Discover CEE wishes you a happy New Year and is already looking ahead at 2018. Are you planning a business trip to the CEE region? Or would you like to know on which dates your business partner in CEE is on public holidays? The Discover CEE Public Holidays 2018 overview shows all the dates at […]
Warsaw is not like other Polish cities. Many visitors to the capital of Poland, whether for leisure or business purposes, wonder what interesting sites it has to offer. The capital is completely different because after the war (during which 80 per cent of the area was destroyed) it was put together from fragmented pieces, rebuilt […]
European countries are constantly increasing the access to broadband and mobile internet and banks are seizing this opportunity. More than 95 per cent of the banks surveyed in Deloitte’s CE top 500 have put a digital strategy in place. In October 2016, Deloitte and the EFMA (European Financial Management Association) evaluated the maturity of digital […]
“Latest Q3 GDP data out of Central and Southeastern Europe (CE/SEE)* confirmed our assessment that the region is well on track for the highest GDP growth rate since 2008, when GDP growth had been above the 4 per cent threshold the last time. Moreover, current strong GDP dynamics do imply we see more up- than […]
