Central Europe / Opinion
COMMENT: Is Slovakia ready to fight back against Fico´s increasingly autocratic government?
The upcoming months will show the real level of determination of Slovak society to fight for its liberal-democratic future.
CENUSA: The EU must not allow mistakes over Ukraine to compromise its expansion policy
European military-financial support for Ukraine's defence efforts and its political-strategic support for Ukraine's European accession are interdependent. They can have a positive influence on each other or can obstruct each other.
NEMETHY: The oligarch model in Hungary
Hungary is not following a state capitalism model. It is not the state itself that owns most strategic assets, but businessmen close to the ruling party, Fidesz. This is closer to the Putin playbook, creating a class of oligarchs.
ING: What companies and investors should know about COP28
COP28 will focus on ramping up efforts and investment in climate mitigation, adaptation and loss and damage control. It's now crucial that companies invest in clean technologies, harness climate finance opportunities and contribute to systems change.
COMMENT: Falling EM inflation enters a second phase, but rate cuts will progress slowly in 2024
Inflation rates are coming down across the Emerging Markets and are now entering a second phase, Capital Economics said in a note on November 28. Central Banks are getting ready to cut interest rates but rate cuts will come slowly.
ING: Car market full speed ahead in the run up to 2024
The auto sector maintained momentum throughout 2023, which pushes sales an expected 8% higher. We think that order books and underlying demand will still bring positive developments next year, too.
NEMETHY: Is the global economy reaching a tipping point?
The US economy is powering forward with almost 5% GDP growth as per the last measured quarter. Global GDP growth is in the range of 3%. This article will explore whether we are reaching (or have already passed) a tipping point.
ING: Change of power in Poland should unlock investment potential of the economy
Exit polls suggest the Polish opposition coalition is set to take power. Restoring institutional order could unlock the potential of the economy and release EU funds.
THE VIEW FROM MITTELEUROPA: Reconfiguring Chinese economic strategies in CESEE
Chinese FDI is not likely to recover to its previous levels in CESEE, yet that masks the niche profile that Beijing is carving out for itself in the region.