Czech Republic

  • Dec 19, 2022
  • 7 min read

EU’s Visegrad Four will not continue in current format

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will shape Central Europe for decades to come and has divided Poland from Hungary

EU
  • Dec 9, 2022
  • 8 min read

War in Ukraine will deepen poverty in Central Europe

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sent prices soaring, unleashing a cost-of-living crisis across Central Europe

Eastern Europe
  • Dec 8, 2022
  • 7 min read

TV round may decide next Czech president

Andrej Babis’s surprise entry has reset the presidential race as it heads into the decisive final round of TV debates

Czech Republic
  • Nov 24, 2022
  • 7 min read

Rates may stay high in Eastern Europe for many months

Poland is at the forefront of the debate in Eastern Europe whether inflation or slowdown should drive monetary policy

Eastern Europe
  • Nov 17, 2022
  • 7 min read

2023 will test East European V4 economies’ resilience

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is seriously affecting the Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Slovak economies

Eastern Europe
  • Nov 15, 2022
  • 2 min read

Eastern Europe’s V4 economies will slow in later 2022

Inflation, monetary tightening and weakening external demand are taking their toll on the four ‘Visegrad’ economies

Eastern Europe
  • Nov 2, 2022
  • 2 min read

Cautious Czech consumers will suck demand from economy

With record low economic confidence data and high electricity costs, quarter-on-quarter GDP has tipped into contraction

Czech Republic
  • Nov 1, 2022
  • 2 min read

As president Babis could trouble the Czech government

Former premier runs for president despite (or because of) his fraud trial, having gauged the public mood by camper-van

Czech Republic