In May, the Ukrainian government preliminarily approved the text of a memorandum on the prospects for importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US. The agreement envisages supplies of 5.5 billion cubic meters (bcm) of...
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...
Europe’s automotive industry has experienced a severe downturn since the onset of the COVID-19 epidemic. From a short-term perspective, the key to recovery in Germany and CEE will be the pickup in sales in the largest markets,...
The expenditures on technology by banks are on the rise, although innovation is primarily gradual in nature and mostly focuses on improving the existing systems to include additional processes. The largest banks are implementing...
Poland could gain more than USD8bn per year thanks to the relocation of some of the production operations from China to other countries, according to a report Trade routes after the COVID-19 pandemic” by the Polish Economic...
The European Commission (EC) prepared an economic reconstruction fund. On top of the EUR500bn in grants, the EC have added the EUR250bn in loans. This means that the total value of the fund will reach EUR750bn, which is a...
One of the first economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic was a sharp decline in the prices of carbon dioxide emissions allowances. This is great news for Poland, because lower prices will allow Poland’s economy to save...
Poland’s property market is still growing. The total value of transactions amounted to EUR7.8bn in 2019 as compared to EUR7.2bn in 2018, according to an investment report. The rapid growth of eCommerce heavily impacts logistics...
There are many reasons why Central and Southeast Europe (CSE) is not attractive to foreign investors, most notably high levels of corruption, legal restrictions that prevent or restrict Venture Capital (VC) investment, unsettled...
The US is considering imposing new sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. The expanded sanctions would impact all pipeline laying activities and companies that provide insurance, port...