Poland faces ‘IT crisis’ from abroad

1 year ago

The number of ICT industry offers decreased by as much as 43% in the first half of 2023, according to…

MOL to start lithium mining in Hungary

1 year ago

Confirming the preliminary expectations, Hungarian energy giant MOL announced in the summer that it will start mining lithium, local business…

Auto sector slides down large company list – Coface CEE Top 500 study

1 year ago

Automotive and Transport has dropped to third place amongst large companies in CEE, as business sectors of Central and Eastern…

Taiwan FM tours Baltics to deepen ties, despite opposition from China

1 year ago

Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu visited Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia from November 6-12, deepening bilateral ties in the Baltics and…

Lithuanian gov’t unveils five-year plan to cement status as fintech leader

1 year ago

Ranked number four in the Global Fintech Index Ranking - and with more than 260 fintech companies and 7,000 professionals…

Moment of truth for Orban – ING’s report on Poland, Czechia, Romania, Hungary

1 year ago

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is becoming increasingly diversified, ING Bank writes in a new report on Poland, Czechia, Romania…

VW suspends plan for EV gigafactory in CEE

1 year ago

Volkswagen is putting its plans to construct a new electric vehicle (EV) "gigafactory" in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) on…

Hungary MOU with Huawei angers US

1 year ago

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) signing between Hungary's 4iG and China’s Huawei, both controversial companies close to their respective governments,…

Von der Leyen vows to double WB economies in decade

1 year ago

The EU will finance Western Balkans (WB) integration reforms to the tune of EUR 6bn, European Commission President Ursula von…

Japanese firm launches CEE’s first sodium-sulfur battery storage system

1 year ago

The groundbreaking 500 kW NAS battery-based energy storage system (ESS) has been successfully put into operation at windows, doors and…

ECB steadies borrowing costs after year of hikes

1 year ago

The European Central Bank (ECB) left interest rates unchanged this week for the first time in over a year. Thursday…

Slovak PM cancels military aid to Ukraine

1 year ago

Incoming Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico did not waste time to state his positions on the war in Ukraine when…

Revolut passes 10mn CEE customers

1 year ago

Revolut, the digital bank, has achieved a milestone by exceeding 10mn retail customers in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)…

ESG measures passed despite right-wing opposition

1 year ago

Despite being a climate and sustainability champion, the EU has been struggling to cement these values recently, and witnessed a…

Orban meets Putin, ‘friend’ Xi, at One Belt and Road Forum in China

1 year ago

Chinese President Xi Jinping backed elevating relations with Hungary and after meeting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Beijing, called him a…

Polish election result shakes up CEE

1 year ago

Although Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) received the most votes of any single party at the weekend elections, it…

Austria, Romania in dispute over multibillion-dollar Black Sea gas field

1 year ago

A gas project off Romania's coast in the Black Sea has become the centre of a dispute between the country…

Donald Tusk declares victory in Polish elections

1 year ago

In a pivotal national election, Poland's opposition leader, Donald Tusk, has declared victory, signaling the end of the Law and…

A new dawn for nuclear in CEE – CET analysis

1 year ago

With energy-intensive industries to sustain, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is turning to nuclear power to simultaneously meet energy needs…

Orban only EU leader due at Belt and Road Forum

1 year ago

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will be the only EU premier present at China’s third Belt and Road Forum in…