by Bastian Kellhofer, Trending Topics| “The Serbian Government is openly talking about digitalization as one of the country’s top priorities. Digitization is also a priority for the National Bank of Serbia “, Nemanja Naunović, Raiffeisenbank Serbia. Serbia is on the border with the EU, giving its 7 million inhabitants the advantages and disadvantages of an […]
Enjoy watching a short summary of this year’s CEE Banking Sector Report by Gunter Deuber.
Oliver Rögl, CEO of Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria), has been an expat in SEE for more than 20 years. In this interview with Discover CEE he gives insights in his life as an expat, what it is that makes Bulgaria special and how to make business in this country. You have been an expat in Bulgaria for nearly five years. […]
By Gunter Deuber, RBI | The topic of a prospective further EU enlargement to the Western Balkans or South-eastern Europe (SEE) has received increasing attention in recent months. The EU Commission clearly demonstrated its ambition to revive the enlargement discourse, indicated by its efforts to work out a “credible enlargement perspective for an enhanced EU […]
Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, about the Western Balkans Strategy, the Western Balkans as a business location and what it is that makes the region attractive. What is the objective of the Western Balkans Strategy, which was recently adopted by the EU Commission? The strategy is an honest offer […]
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 Ljiljana Grubic and Gunter Deuber | Over the past three to five years, Serbia’s economy has, with an average GDP growth well below the average in Southeastern Europe, noticeably underperformed regional peers. The weak performance can be attributed to a delicate mix of structural weaknesses (a lack of public sector reforms, weak FDI inflow, […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]