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Croatia: Entry into Schengen Important, Not Decisive
Croatia plans to apply for accession to the Schengen passport-free area in two years.
September 27, 2013
Hungary: Competitiveness of Industrial Sector Shrinks
Regarding Hungary´s competitiveness, there is a clear downward trend. This year, Hungary is expected to achieve an economic turnaround.
September 24, 2013
Poland Leads Ranking of Top Enterprises in CEE
Credit insurance company Coface has for the fifth time published a study about the Top 500 enterprises in Central and Eastern Europe.
September 24, 2013
RBI: Sevelda to Remain CEO unil 2017
Karl Sevelda, who was appointed new CEO of listed Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) at the beginning of June, does not regard himself as interim head of the bank.
September 23, 2013
Czech Enterprises Will Not Cut R&D Expenses
According to a survey carried out by consulting company Deloitte, almost 90 percent of Czech enterprises will keep the amount of expenses in research and development unchanged or even increase the spendings.
September 23, 2013
Further Nationalizations in Hungary?
In order to acquire further foreign-owned bank and energy companies, Hungary issues new sovereign bonds.
September 23, 2013
Austrian Government Highlights Close Relations to Hungary
“Border region between Austria and Hungary as a dynamic place.”
September 21, 2013
Banking in CESEE: Risk Provisions to Decline
Analysts of Austrian Erste Group expect the Eurozone and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe to recover. The banking sector participates in the economic upwsing.
September 20, 2013
Bank Austria to Close Subsidiaries in Hungary
Because of higher costs caused by a tax on financial transaction, which was introduced during the current year, the affiliate of Italian UniCredit intends to downsize operations in Hungary.
September 19, 2013
Hungary: Orban Forecasts Growth of 2 Percent
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban forecasts economic growth of 2 percent next year as the country has managed to surpass several difficulties.
September 18, 2013
CESEE Banking: Funding Improves
Regarding the stability of the banking system in the CESEE region, there are still substantial differences between the countries.
September 18, 2013
RBI Revises Expected Provisioning Requirement
Vienna-based Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) has revised its outlook for the net provisioning requirement for the current financial year.
September 16, 2013
Boom in CESEE Will not Return
In the next years, the growth rates of the pre-crisis will not come back in the CESEE region. For the banking industry, the region is still a substantial risk factor.
September 14, 2013
Hungary: Monetary Easing Policy to be Continued
Hungary´s National Bank MNB has decided to extend the “lending for growth” program until 2014. In total, the program´s volume comes at € 7.0bn.
September 12, 2013
Orban on Foreign Banks: „Colonization is Over“
Hungary´s Prime Minister Viktor Orban emphasizes that foreign banks have to pay for foreign exchange loans.
September 9, 2013
Hungary May Reprogram EU Regional Aid
Hungary is faced with the reprograming of up to 5 percent or a volume of up to € 250m of its current EU regional aid.
September 9, 2013
Hungary: New Threats for Foreign Banks
Hungary´s government is determined to convert foreign exchange loans at the expense of banks again.
September 6, 2013
Austrian Banks Register Growing NPL
The advisory group pwc has issued a new report on the asset quality of Austrian banks. In terms of asset quality, Hungary and Romania are performing worst.
September 5, 2013
Hungarian Government Wants Further FX Debt Reliefs
The government has talks with the Hungarian banking association. In order to de-burden indebted Hungarian households, Prime Minister Viktor Orban wants to reach a debt relief plan.
September 4, 2013
Austrian Banking Sector Burdened Heavily With NPL
In total, non-performing loans held by Austrian banks come at € 150bn. This corresponds to 48% of Austria´s GDP.
September 2, 2013
Hungary: Another Base Rate Cut
Hungary´s National Bank (MNB) has cut the base rate from 4.00% to 3.80%. This is a new record low. Nevertheless, MNB was expected to decide a lower cut.
August 31, 2013
Austria: Bawag to Pay Back Further State Aid
Due to lower costs and provision profits of the Austrian bank Bawag increased. From the coming year on the bank intends to pay back further state aids and plans on further withdrawing from CESEE.
August 27, 2013
Adria Airways to be Acquired by China Southern Airlines
Chinese Southern Airlines wants to gain a foothold in the Slovenian air traffic sector. Besides Adria Airways, Ljubljana Airport will be privatized.
August 25, 2013
CESEE Faces Economic Recovery
According to Moody´s, the economic outlook for Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe is positive. Nevertheless, the recovery is still fragile.
August 24, 2013
Austria: “Painful Cuts“ at RBI
According to the most recent results, the bank has losses in profits of more then 60 percent. A strict cost reduction program
August 22, 2013
RBI: Analysts Expect Drastic Losses of 60 Percent
The Hungarian market in particulary is giving Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) a hard fight. Business has been on an all time low for years.
August 21, 2013
RBI´s CEO Sevelda: Drastic Losses in Hungary
Next week, Vienna-listed RBI (Raiffeisen Bank International) will present the results for the first half year of 2013. RBI will put effort into selective growth strategies.
August 17, 2013
Ukraine Reduces Imports of Gas by 35 Percent
From January to June 2013, Ukraine was able to reduce gas import by more than 35 percent compared to the same period last year, according to Ukrainian Statistics Service.
August 16, 2013
Hungary to Pay Back IMF Credit
A year earlier than necessary € 2.15bn go back to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
August 14, 2013
Austria: Banks Indignant At Chancellor Faymann
Chancellor Werner Faymann has started the election campaign with an attack against the banks. However, CEO of Bank Austria Willibald Cernko points out that the banking industry secures 70,000 jobs in Austria.
August 9, 2013
Hungary: Land Reform Evokes Conflict
“Hungarian soil belongs to Hungarian people“. This is the maxim of national-conservative ruling party of Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
August 8, 2013
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August 8, 2013
UniCredit: No Withdrawal from Hungary
CEO of UniCredit Federico Ghizzoni has rejected rumors about disengagement plans from Hungary.
August 7, 2013
Credit Crunch in CESEE?
The capital outflow in the CESEE region accelerates. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) fears negative consequences for the real economy.
August 7, 2013
UniCredit to Focus on Poland, Turkey and Russia
UniCredit´s CEO pursues a selective growth strategy. The Austrian subsidiary recorded losses in the retail segment.
August 6, 2013
Hungary: Industrial Production Still Declines
In June 2013 – according to preliminary data – industrial gross output declined by 0.6% compared to the same month of 2012.
August 6, 2013
„CESEE Will Come Back“
Andreas Brandstetter, CEO of the Austrian insurance group Uniqa, thinks that Central and Eastern Europe will recover.
August 6, 2013
RBI Considers Withdrawing from Hungary
The Austrian banking group Raiffeisen Bank International wants to focus on other markets. Hungary and Slovenia are shrinking markets, CEO Karl Sevelda says.
August 6, 2013
CESEE: „Growth Story Did Not End“
In an interview with the Austrian newspaper “Presse”, chairman of the CEESEG supervisory board Willibald Cernko explains that Central and Eastern Europe needs a new growth model.
August 3, 2013
Hungary: Exports Growing Moderately
External trade showed a surplus of EUR 641 million in May.
August 2, 2013
CESEE Remains Attractive for Austrian Investors
According to a survey, the region of CESEE is still attractive to Austrian investors. Particulary the bigger countries – Poland, Turkey and Russia – are becoming even more popular.
August 1, 2013
RBI Trying to Avoid Becoming “Cash Cow“ in Hungary
In an interview with “Wirtschaftsblatt“, CEO of RBI Karl Sevelda talks about further burdens in Hungary and the bank’s reaction to them, capital increase and how participation capital can be replaced.
July 29, 2013
Hungary Abandons Radical Resolution On Foreign Exchange Loans
Foreign currency denominated mortgages for home purchases shall be phased out.
July 25, 2013
Orban: Not Joining Eurozone in the Next Ten Years
Hungary´s Prime Minister thinks that his country should not become a member of the euro area in the medium term.
July 23, 2013
Hungarian Central Bank Cuts Base Rate Again
At its meeting on 23 July 2013, the Monetary Council reviewed the latest economic and financial developments and voted to reduce the central bank base rate by 25 basis points from 4.25% to 4.00%, with effect from 24 July 2013.
July 23, 2013
Hungary Plans New Burden for Banks
Hungarian households are still over-indebted. Prime Minister Viktor Orban aims to help them on the expense of the banking sector.
July 23, 2013
CESEE Countries Show More Fiscal Discipline
Euro area government debt up to 92.2% of GDP. EU27 debt up to 85.9%. The debt increase in Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania and the Baltic countries was very decent or even negative.
July 22, 2013
Hungary: Net Earnings Grew Substantially
In the national economy – at corporations employing at least 5 persons, budgetary and designated non-profit institutions – average gross earnings increased by 3.3%
July 19, 2013
EU: Highest Inflation in Romania, lowest in Poland
Euro area annual inflation up to 1.6%. In the EU, the inflation was up to 1.7%
July 17, 2013
IMF to Leave Hungary
Hungary´s National Bank MNB has called the IMF to close its representative office. Hungary wants to repay the loan facility provided by the IMF soon.
July 16, 2013
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