inflation

CEE sidesteps ‘middle-income trap’ – ING analysis

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) economies have largely overcome the so-called middle-income trap, but face challenges around sustainable growth and…

1 month 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

Czech inflation second highest ever in 2023

Czechia's rate of inflation was 10.7% last year, down from 15.1% in 2022, but still representing the country's second-highest annual…

11 months ago

CEE inflation eases, but V4 still EU outliers

Hungary remained the EU's most inflationary economy with an annual rate of 9.6% in October, an EU statistics office Eurostat report released…

1 year ago

Romania hikes inflation forecast

The National Bank of Romania (BNR) revised upward, to 7.5% its inflation prognosis for the end of this year on…

1 year ago

Hungary gov’t reacts to shrinking retail sector with compulsory price cuts

The purchasing power of salaries in Hungary is falling due to record-high inflation, local business outlet Portfolio reported, citing the…

2 years ago

Inflation swallows up pay hikes in Romania

The average net salary in Romania was RON 4,254 (EUR 864) in January 2023, up 15% year-on-year, but down RON…

2 years ago

Hungarian central bank chief repeats criticisms of Orban’s economic policy

Hungarian National Bank (MNB) Governor Gyorgy Matolcsy has once again harshly criticised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s economic policy, business…

2 years ago

Baltic inflation ‘canary in the coal mine’ for rest of Europe in 2023

The three Baltic countries are the worst hit by the wave of inflation in Europe, according to the latest flash estimate…

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

Inflation hits CEE harder than rest of EU

The EU annual inflation rate rose from 8.8% to 9.6% in June, the bloc's official statistics agency Eurostat reports. The…

2 years ago

CEE urges more time for EU projects

Inflation is endangering EU-funded infrastructure constructions across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), and affected countries say the European Commission (EC)…

2 years ago

Baltic countries see rocketing inflation as Eurozone hits all-time high

Inflation was highest in Estonia amongst the Eurozone countries in May, according to a Eurostat report that estimated 20.1% year-on-year…

2 years ago

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…

3 years ago

Orban won by a landslide, but Hungary’s economy is sliding too

The Hungarian Ministry of Finance took the unusual step of issuing a public statement aimed at international investors on Friday.…

3 years ago

Poland tops EC inflation list for 2021, 2022

Poland is predicted to have the highest level of inflation of 6.8% in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) - and…

3 years ago

Baltic countries CEE’s inflation hot spots

Price rises in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries were mostly above the Eurozone average of 4.9% in November, as…

3 years ago

Romanian Government Fails No-confidence Vote

With the country seeing a massive surge of the COVID-19 pandemic and having to deal with a tenuous international credit…

3 years ago