investment

Europe playing catch-up with China in ‘battery battle’ – Romanian economy minister

"Romania, and Europe, have lost the battle with China in certain segments, such as battery production, but we are trying…

11 months ago

Romanian investments up in 2022 – PM

Net investments in the Romanian economy were 150.1 billion leu (EUR 3.06bn) in 2022, up 8.5% on the previous year,…

1 year ago

Enel to sell Romanian arm in EUR 1.26bn deal

Enel will sell its Romanian operations to Greek group Public Power Corp (PPC) for EUR 1.26bn, the Italian utility group…

1 year ago

Taiwan invests in CEE, as Lithuania opens trade office in Taipei

The tensions around the burgeoning relations between Taiwan and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) will be on the agenda when…

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

Chinese market leader CATL to build EUR 7.6bn battery plant in Hungary

The world’s largest battery maker, China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), has agreed to build a three trillion forint (EUR 7.6bn)…

2 years ago

G7 statement puts spotlight on EU Global Gateway Strategy

The G7 group of countries has issued a statement that aligns with the European Union's recently unveiled Global Gateway Strategy,…

2 years ago

EU makes move into venture capitalism

In an unprecedented development, the EU will make significant investments in new small and medium-sized enterprises as part of the…

2 years ago

Estonia third for venture funding per capita

Estonia received the third most venture capital (VC) per person in the world over the last 12 months, according to…

2 years ago

Chinese, French firms to start building Belgrade’s first metro line

At a cost of roughly EUR 4 billion, a section of Belgrade's metro system should be operational by 2028, according…

2 years ago