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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.
Central & Eastern Europe
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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.
Award Ceremonies and Events
World’s Top 50 Safest European Banks
Large multinationals are edged out of Europe’s top 50 by midsize banks that are based in developed economies and offer global service.