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Poor roads are impeding Ukraine’s economic development
Michał KozakThe poor condition of Ukraine's transport infrastructure is effectively impeding the economic development. The Ukrainian government has announced fundamental policy changes and an enormous injection of funds for...
Poland’s tourist potential untapped
Jo HarperAccording to Michael Grove, director of hotel intelligence and customer solutions at HotStats, many hotel chains are highlighting Poland as an area of opportunity.
High-speed railway: Warsaw to Budapest in three hours
Michał KowalczykThe countries of the Visegrád Group (V4) have declared their intention to build a high-speed railway line connecting Warsaw and Budapest via Bratislava and Brno.
The record-breaking Škoda Auto production
Filip BrokešIn 2018, Škoda Auto, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, delivered a record number of 1.25 million automobiles, surpassing its last year record by 4.4 per cent. The Mlada Boleslav-headquartered company has been increasing...
Should CSE be concerned about China?
Jo HarperIn the first three quarters of 2018, CSE’s combined exports to China totaled USD17.6bn, a record high and up by over 20 per cent y/y. But the region has been racking up a large trade deficit with the Asian nation.
SSCs are moving to Polish smaller cities
Katarzyna StańkoAccording to Wiktor Doktór, the co-founder of the BSS index platform (Business Support Services), smaller Polish university cities are considered as a location for large outsourcing centers of financial sector services.
Good news for Baltic Pipe as investors made a decision
Jan DaraszIn November 2018, Danish national transmission system operator Energinet and Polish state transmission system operator Gaz-System S.A. took the final decision to commence the construction of the Baltic Pipe project.
Elan goes to Finns with new expectations for winter sports production
Vedran ObućinaMany Europeans who right now head for skiing destinations in all parts of Europe will use Elan skiing equipment, which is one of the largest companies in the Alpine Slavic state of Slovenia.
The decline in FDI in Poland is the result of structural changes
Krzysztof Makowski, Marcin HumanickiIn the coming years, the value of FDI in Poland is unlikely to return to the record levels observed before the financial crisis. More FDIs are made in services, which require less capital than investments in manufacturing.
The prices of real estate in Hungary keep growing
Michał KowalczykEurostat data show rapid changes in real estate prices that have been taking place in Hungary over the past several years. Just a few years ago, they were among the lowest in the entire EU.