Poland has been the focus of a number of media highlights in recent months, and for the wrong reasons. After nearly two years of conflict over rule of law issues with the EU, the European Commission pressed forward with invoking…
Understanding populism in Central Europe: Opportunities and business challenges
Central Europe seems to be enthralled by the populist promise. Hungary’s Victor Orban has gone as far as declaring the demise of liberal democracy and noting the need of Central Europe to embrace an “illiberal” model instead. Highly controversial judicial…
Austerity Measures, Weakening Growth in Central and Eastern Europe in 2012
As exports and consumer demand slow and regional governments seek to reduce spending, growth is weakening across the region and a difficult year is ahead for both B2B and B2C MNCs. GDP growth forecasts will likely be revised further down…
CEE in 2012: Amid Gloomy Outlook, Opportunities for MNCs
The outlook for Central and Eastern Europe is getting gloomier by the day as the eurozone crisis is weakening regional economies. While there is a significant level of volatility and uncertainty around the eurozone’s performance in 2012, there are several…
Monthly Regional Insights - Central and Eastern Europe (September)
Rising concern about the euro zone crisis gathers above the region like a dark storm cloud. While Poland’s economy is positioned to weather the storm, many other countries are quite exposed to regional economic instability, including Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and…