Czech Republic

  • Jun 27, 2017
  • 2 min read

Czechs’ leader-in-waiting is another Eurosceptic

First foreign policy statements from premier-in-waiting reveal Eurosceptic nationalist

Czech Republic
  • Jun 20, 2017
  • 7 min read

Growth outlook for 2017 improves in Central Europe

Stronger-than-expected first-quarter GDP data suggest Central Europe will grow faster in 2017 than in 2016

Eastern Europe
  • Jun 20, 2017
  • 2 min read

Czech electorate may take populist path in October

The CSSD seems to be headed for opposition, having been the leading political party for much of the post-1989 period

Czech Republic
  • Jun 15, 2017
  • 6 min read

Koruna is likeliest in Central Europe to rise further

Zloty is spearheading a rally in Central Europe’s currencies

Eastern Europe
  • May 26, 2017
  • 2 min read

Czech businessman may struggle despite winning poll

Babis looks set to win elections in October but may find government formation difficult

Czech Republic
  • May 25, 2017
  • 6 min read

Disorderly Central European asset sell-off is unlikely

Reflation trade takes hold in Central Europe as ECB exit from QE nears

Eastern Europe
  • May 5, 2017
  • 7 min read

Central-East European business model will slow growth

Oligarchic businessmen are less entrenched than in CIS, but are expanding hand in glove with authoritarian politics

Eastern Europe
  • May 3, 2017
  • 2 min read

Czech premier’s surprise resignation is to curb rival

Sobotka’s resignation attempts to thwart Babis’s seemingly unstoppable course towards replacing him after next elections

Czech Republic