Poland

Estonia tops tax competitiveness index

For the ninth consecutive year, Estonia has the best tax regime of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, according…

2 years ago

Poland to build two nuclear reactors – Kaczynski announces, with third also possible

"Now we have decided to atomise Polish energy: two nuclear power plants will be built, one in cooperation with the…

2 years ago

Gov’t interventions see Poland, Slovenia, Hungary buck H1 electricity bills trend

Household electricity prices rose year-on-year in the first half of 2022, from EUR 22 per to EUR 25.30 per 100…

2 years ago

Eurowag to expand CEE network with Inelo buyout

Czech-founded WAG Payment Solutions PLC announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to fully acquire Grupa Inelo SA, a leading…

2 years ago

Moody’s forecasts CEE growth in 2022, amid soaring inflation

The loan-book performance of banks in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is set to worsen as interest rate hikes take…

2 years ago

Forint slumps to all-time lows against euro, dollar

As national currencies shed value across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) on Thursday, the Hungarian forint fell hardest, to historic…

2 years ago

Poland opens Baltic Pipe, as other pipelines wrecked in dramatic day for CEE energy

Polish officials symbolically commissioned the Baltic Pipe natural gas pipeline with Norway on Tuesday, a day that turned out to…

2 years ago

VW floats idea of CEE exit

German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) may close its plants in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) if the natural gas shortage persists…

2 years ago

‘The Chinese always have a multi-layered approach’ – CEPA expert Tamas Matura talks China in CEE with CET

Hungarian Sinologist Tamas Matura argued in his recent report for CEPA that China wields little influence in Hungary, despite the…

2 years ago

Polish energy giant PKN Orlen mulls purchase of German refinery

Polish refiner PKN Orlen is considering buying a majority stake in the PCK Schwedt refinery in north-east Germany, which until…

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