In a sample of over 700 firms analyzed in July and August 2020, refusal to grant a loan was very rare and only affected few per cent of respondents. In particular, incidences of refusal to finance a good investment project due to...
The structure of the retail market in Poland has changed significantly in the wake of the changing preferences of customers. It has become markedly concentrated. The eCommerce market has thrived. The COVID-19 pandemic is set to...
After years of limited interest, there has been a spike in foreign orders for freight transport services using the world’s largest cargo aircraft, Antonov An-225 Mriya. As a result, Ukraine has started seriously thinking about...
The production of integrated circuits, software and pharmaceuticals is among the sectors whose financial market valuations are currently the highest. Meanwhile, the market valuations of banks, financial firms, and the energy...
Securitization, stigmatized for being one of the main causes of the 2008 financial crisis, is in practice becoming an increasingly enticing mechanism for reviving assets and creating new ones. The establishment of a clear legal...
The political turmoil in Belarus has closed the government’s access to loans from western multinational lenders, and made new borrowing on the international debt market extremely expensive. Moreover, from now onwards, Minsk...
Russia’s major corporations have been reporting decimated profits due to the COVID-19. Companies in the natural resources sector, the cornerstone of the country’s economy, have gone through difficult times. On the other hand,...
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a deep decline in a foreign trade turnover. Although data on the scale of this collapse are still being collected, forecasts suggest that the decline in the volume of world trade will probably be...
Across the world there has been a significant increase in demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG). The infrastructure for LNG exports and imports is being expanded. The new possibilities for gas imports are particularly important...
The standing of banks affects the real sector of the economy and the situation in the economy determines the functioning of banks. Their lending and financial plans for the next year, as well as medium-term strategies, turned out...