Hungary
Ukraine war will erode its Visegrad neighbours’ unity
Central Europe has emerged politically divided but economically resilient, one year into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Eastern EuropeHungary will probably ratify NATO members by end-March
Hungary is equivocating to the end on whether it will accept Sweden and Finland as new members of NATO
HungaryUnited States will back NATO’s Eastern Europe members
President Biden has held a summit in Warsaw with leaders of the nine frontline NATO members in Eastern Europe
United StatesEastern EU will develop nuclear energy without Russia
Eastern EU member-states are diversifying nuclear supplies away from Russia and pursuing partnership with Western firms
EUCentral Europe may cut rates despite high inflation
Expectations of rate cuts in Central Europe, almost entirely due to the fall in gas prices, ignore persistent inflation
Eastern EuropeSpending more on East European defence will be tough
Some of the Visegrad Four states may not be able to meet their stepped-up NATO defence spending pledges
Eastern EuropeCentral Europe’s slowdowns may prove short-lived
The Czech and Hungarian economies are in recession, Slovak growth is slow but steady, but Polish GDP has shrunk by 2.4%
Eastern EuropeEastern European crypto market will see robust growth
The rapidly expanding crypto sector in Eastern Europe creates both opportunities and risks
Eastern Europe
