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Award Winners

World’s Best Bank Awards 2018: Central And Eastern Europe

Thriving regardless of home-base conditions:The CEE economic outlook varies country-by-country, but financial-services providers have risen above local issues by embracing fintech and selling off bad loans.

Data

Central and Eastern Europe Showing Spirit

With popular elected leaders and strong growth in their economies, the sometimes-feisty CEE nations are standing tall—and keeping an eye on corruption and labor costs.

Data

Romania: World-Class Frontier

Romania has a troublesome reputation but robust growth, and is working to raise its game through the tech industry and improvements to the business environment.

News

Slovakia’s New Prime Minister Overshadowed By Old Prime Minister

Slovakia's new prime ministerPeter Pellegrini is struggling the escape the shadow of his predecessorwho was forced to resign after the murder of a journalist investigating corrupt politicians.

Awards

Global Finance Names The World’s Best Banks In Central And Eastern Europe 2018

Global Finance magazine has announced its 25th annual awards for the World’s Best Banks. The honorees for Central and Eastern Europe are presented here. A full report on the selections will appear in the May issue of Global Finance, with ...

Data

Caucasus: Gas And Gold Drive Growth

New resource-extraction operations, Russia’s economic recovery and Asian investment are lifting prospects across the Caucasus.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Cyprus Shores Up Financial Sector

As the Mediterranean island nation's economy has stabilized, so too have its banks.

Data

Countries With Most FDI In 2018

Overall global FDIdeclined last yearwith developed economies seeinga decrease in flows even asdeveloping economies saw an increase.

Country Report

Austria | Catching Up, Keeping Up, Ready To Race On

Vienna has positioned Austria well to benefit from CEE growth that seems ready to take off after years of stagnation.

News

Czechs, Poles, Seat Private-Sector Prime Ministers

Czech PM Babiš is an outspoken billionaire while the PolishPM, Morawiecki, is more of a technician, whonegotiatedPoland’s accession to EUbefore going on to chair Bank Zachodni WBK, part of the Santander Group.

Country Report

Turkey | Business As Usual Despite Turmoil

Turkey’s geographic and economic position in the middle—between East and West, developing and developed—has made it a hub for multinationals.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets Surpass Growth Expectations

They are expected to grow by an average 3.3% this year, 0.9% higher than May’s forecast and a big improvement over last year’s 1.9% growth.