Czech Republic

  • Jun 18
  • 7 min read

Eastern members face EU fiscal deficit procedure

Visegrad Four's budget deficits come under scrutiny as the European Commission renews the excessive deficit procedure

Eastern Europe
  • Jun 10
  • 7 min read

Pace of monetary easing will slow in Eastern Europe

With risks of reflation running high, central banks in Central-Eastern Europe weigh their options

Eastern Europe
  • Apr 9
  • 7 min read

Czech-Slovak rift may limit Visegrad effectiveness

Czechia’s historic break from cooperation with Slovakia may further unravel the V4 alliance

Czech Republic
  • Mar 8
  • 7 min read

Eastern Europe's rate policies diverge with Czech cut

The Czech central bank has begun easing interest rates, they continue falling in Hungary and hold steady in Poland

Eastern Europe
  • Feb 13
  • 7 min read

Hungary will ease immigration to meet labour shortage

Hungary trumps its V4 neighbours by fast-tracking new immigration strategy, aimed at fixing its talent shortfall

Hungary
  • Jan 10
  • 7 min read

Industry needs may prompt East European school reform

The latest PISA assessments of school students’ attainment from the OECD show a split in the Visegrad Four

Eastern Europe
  • Jan 5
  • 6 min read

Chinese EV investment runs risks in Hungary, Slovakia

Poland and Czechia are much less exposed to China than Hungary and Slovakia in their transitioning to EV manufacture

Eastern Europe
  • Dec 11, 2023
  • 7 min read

Risks will outweigh recovery chances in Eastern Europe

The prospects for the four V4 economies are looking up cautiously, surrounded by risks

Eastern Europe
  • Nov 6, 2023
  • 7 min read

Poland, Czechia and Hungary may join euro, but not yet

Non-euro CEE countries either can join but lack the political will, or have the will but fail the economic criteria

Eastern Europe