Economy

CEE narrowing e-commerce gap, research shows

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is making notable strides in the e-commerce arena, driven by increasing digital adoption and a…

4 months ago

Hungary secured EUR 1bn loan from China

Hungary has borrowed EUR 1bn (approximately USD 1.1bn) from Chinese banks earlier this year, according to the country's debt management…

4 months ago

Poland can reverse falling investment – ING report

Poland has an improved investment climate and access to EU funding are expected to support this revival, according to a…

4 months ago

Chinese troops drill near Belarus-Poland border

Poland has called for border protection discussions within NATO as China and Belarus carry out their first ever joint military…

4 months ago

Romania tops inflation list, Latvia rate flattens

Romania reported the highest inflation rate in May, of 5.8%, driven by significant increases in housing and utilities prices, according…

5 months ago

CEE right-wing launches new political family ‘Patriots for Europe’

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Austria's Freedom Party FPO leader Herbert Kickl and ANO party leader and former Czech prime…

5 months ago

Kallas set to be CEE’s first EU foreign policy chief

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas was nominated on Friday, 28 June as the EU’s foreign policy chief (High Representative of…

5 months ago

CEE increasingly key to EU manufacturing – report

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is becoming increasingly vital to the EU’s manufacturing landscape, the German Marshall Fund of the…

5 months ago

Romania makes card payment compulsory option

Romanian companies are now obliged to offer customers the possibility to pay for purchased goods and services with credit and…

5 months ago

Hungary China’s new friend in the EU – CET analysis

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Hungary underscores the geopolitical importance of the growing bilateral friendship. China's new investments…

6 months ago