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Estonia most generous to Ukraine per head, Poland second biggest donor in absolute terms

Estonia is providing the most aid to Ukraine by far in relation to its economic output, according to a new data tracker set up by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.  The Baltic country has promised aid worth nearly 0.8% of its GDP, way ahead of Poland on

ECB maintains zero interest rate, hike on the agenda later in 2022

“The war in Ukraine is severely affecting the euro area economy and has significantly increased uncertainty,” Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), said after its Governing Council met on Thursday afternoon. The ECB restated its intention to conclude bond buying in the third quarter. With inflation at

EU states see green goals, Russian energy cuts as win-win

A coalition of 11 European Union states led by Denmark wants to accelerate the continent’s green transformation, in order to end the bloc’s dependence on Russian energy. EU governments last year commenced talks on reforms aimed at meeting 2030 emissions reduction goals. Now some countries including Poland want

Growth in CEE to slow to 3.5% - World Bank

The war in Ukraine is set to inflict twice the amount of economic damage that the COVID-19 pandemic did, the World Bank says in its new report that includes detailed outlook analyses for Poland, Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania. According to the Washington-based lender’s ECA Economic Update Spring 2022 report,

Hungarian gov't-friendly firm buys Sberbank share in Croatia's Fortenova

Russia’s Sberbank has sold its 43% stake in Fortenova to Hungarian-US investment fund Indotek Group, Croatian daily Jutarnji List reported. The deal came as the EU and US unveiled new economic sanctions on Russian banks in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Fortenova is Croatia’s largest

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