Business angels and venture capital funds are trying to identify the companies that will set new directions for the development of the economy. While they aren’t always right, taking a look at their investments may give some...
While companies are struggling to survive, there is a growing number of voices calling for the stimulus packages to be designed in a way that will not hinder the effort to protect the climate. It is possible to reconcile economic...
Ukrainian small and medium-sized entrepreneurs (SME) are complaining that government does not see them as the foundation of a healthy economy and favors big business. The lockdown have hurt SMEs the most, which could negatively...
In the second half of 2020, Germany holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union. Many Europeans believe Berlin will be successful in managing the forthcoming economic crisis, while others see hegemonic power in it.
The program of asset purchases by Poland’s central bank is generating some controversy. However, many of these concerns seem to be unwarranted, especially in light of the experience of other countries, which have used similar...
In late June, figures from the Polish Ministry of Finance showed that gambling revenues in Poland declined in the first five months of 2020, although newly regulated products helped mitigate drops in online betting and land-based...
The European Commission (EC) is expecting a considerable decline in GDP in the Eurozone and in the European Union (EU). Ursula von der Leyen’s proposal of the new EU has already been described as a new “Marshall Plan”.
The first two cases of patients with COVID-19 in Hungary were revealed on March 4th, 2020. This was the moment when institutional measures were launched in order to stop the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 on the one hand, and, on the...
According to the initial summary of retail trade volumes in the first month of the lockdown in the European Union, sale of clothesffered the most as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The volume of sales fell by 40 per cent...
Authoritarian or quasi-authoritarian Asian states are handling the coronavirus pandemic better than the West. However, this does not automatically mean that Western democracy is weak — says Professor James A. Robinson, an...