The Hungarian M&A market has seen strong deal flow both in terms of numbers and values, according to an analysis DLA Piper.
“The first investment in the process of putting the economy on a path of innovation should be investment in human resources, and long-term plans must begin with education,” says Sebastian Ptak.
Privatbank, Ukrainian largest lender by assets, is facing "systematic problems", and the country's central bank has placed it in "a very tough framework".
The main shareholder of Alior, PZU, has agreed to a new rights issue which should allow Alior Bank to gain EUR452m needed to finance the takeover of BPH Bank.
Slovak banks survived the European debt crisis with no need for any state aid and with sufficient capital levels.
GE Money Bank - a unit of GE Capital in the Czech Republic - plans to float a majority of its shares on the Prague Stock Exchange.
Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić’s plans to kick-start economic growth after the country’s fourth recession since 2009
CE Financial Observer talks with Andrei Radulescu, PhD, senior economist for Banca Transilvania in Romania.
The effects of interest rates decrease, the reduction of interchange fees and other regulatory changes have already had a negative impact on the financial results of Polish banks.
Twenty-five years after Poland’s political and economic transformation, the country’s banking sector has proven one of its biggest success stories. Poland’s banks have weathered several global downturns – including the...