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Fintechs promote financial inclusion
Milena KabzaFintech companies have made considerable progress in promoting financial inclusion through new business models and products. Incomplete or inadequate access to financial services is a problem faced by a large part of the...
The birth of Russia’s fintech giant?
Filip BrokešAlthough Sberbank denied information that it plans to acquire a controlling stake in Yandex, Russian tech giant lost more than 20 per cent of capitalization on this news.
The end of easy growth in Central and Southeast Europe
Marek PielachEconomists from the Warsaw School of Economics warn that the economic recovery after the last recession in the Central and Southeast Europe (CSE) had already lasted 20 quarters, and that the important leading indicators had...
Russia among the early adopters of 5G
Filip BrokešBy the year 2025, up to 80 per cent of Russia’s population will have access to the internet via the 5th generation wireless network (5G), according to a recent Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) report.
Structural factors are weakening the prospects of the Polish economy
Bohdan WyżnikiewiczThere are many indications that the period of fast growth of the Polish economy is already behind us. Simple growth reserves have been exhausted and high-tech production in has not been developed to a significant extent.
Cryptocurrencies will not replace traditional money
Milena KabzaFor the first time, the Bank for International Settlements in its annual report has devoted a special chapter to cryptocurrencies. The BIS indicates that cryptocurrency technology cannot become a substitute for the existing...
Lithuania looks forward to cooperate with China in fintech sector
Jo HarperLithuania plans to take a leading role in enhancing cooperation between China and Central and Southeast Europe (CSE) in the fintech sector.
Financial sector in race for the artificial intelligence
Magdalena KrukowskaCutting edge technology is revolutionizing the rules the financial sector has operated under so far. The institutions that will only evolve instead of undergoing a revolution could disappear from the market.
Investment in trees yields pretty good returns
Jan CipiurAccording to the estimates of the World Health Organization (WHO), 9 out of 10 people around the world breathe polluted air. City dwellers started suing the authorities for the lack of effective policies to tackle smog.
The European automotive industry has a problem with emissions
Tomasz ŚwiderekThe automotive companies operating in Europe are in trouble. The decline in the sales of diesel cars indicates that manufacturers may not be able to meet the targets for CO2 emissions.