Austria

  • Nov 25, 2011
  • 2 min read

Austrian banks' funding cut will hit SEE hard

Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) may pull out of "one or other" of the 17 countries in Eastern...

Austria
  • Nov 24, 2011
  • 6 min read

Political and economic prospects for euro-area in 2012

With the euro-area heading into recession, several member states risk missing their fiscal...

EU
  • Nov 7, 2011
  • 6 min read

Rising energy costs jeopardise EU climate change goals

The Russia-Germany Nord Stream gas pipeline officially opens tomorrow. European energy prices are...

EU
  • Sep 28, 2011
  • 7 min read

FX loan plan will change Hungary's financial landscape

The bill allowing foreign exchange (FX) mortgages to be repaid at once at preferential rates...

Hungary
  • Sep 19, 2011
  • 6 min read

Dutch position hardens on euro-area debt

Amid attempts to resolve the debt crisis, the Netherlands has emerged as one of the toughest...

Netherlands
  • Sep 13, 2011
  • 2 min read

Hungarian government rewrites forex debt contracts

The forint reached its lowest point against the euro in a year this morning, following Prime...

Hungary
  • Aug 1, 2011
  • 2 min read

Global manufacturing hinges on emerging markets

Manufacturing sector growth is close to stagnation in Asia and Europe, according to purchasing...

International
  • Jul 28, 2011
  • 6 min read

Austerity drives European water privatisation debate

In a referendum last month Italians rejected a proposal to privatise the country's water...

EU