Czech Republic
CNB will keep raising rates to quell Czech inflation
The Czech central bank will remain the region’s most hawkish as inflation persists, at the risk of currency appreciation
Czech RepublicProspects for Central Europe in 2019
Rising tensions with the EU over rule-of-law concerns may undermine growth and business confidence
Czech RepublicCzech premier may step down pending reinvestigation
The premier’s allies will have to decide whether his son’s alleged kidnap reopens questions over his credibility
Czech RepublicPressure rises on Hungary’s central bank to hike rates
Central Europe’s central banks face credibility test as quantitative easing ends
HungaryDomestic factors will weigh on Central Europe’s autos
Concerns over a US trade war are among short-to-medium-term challenges to Central Europe’s automotive industry
EUCzech monetary policy shows up over-cautious Romanians
Czech central bank seems bolder than Romania’s, but caution may be appropriate given dubious government economic policy
RomaniaOverheating may tighten Central Europe monetary policy
Rising Czech and Hungarian interest rates will put fiscal policy under pressure
Czech RepublicCommunist role in Czech government is post-1989 first
The minority government of ANO and the Social Democrats should prove stable if divisions on the left stay under control
Czech Republic