For many in Central & Eastern Europe, the financial situation has deteriorated over the past two to three years.
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Business & Entrepreneurship
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The start-up network effect
If the health of a start-up community can be judged by the extent of new talent, the number of unicorns it produces, or the level of investment it attracts, then the evidence suggests that CEE is in peak condition.
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Wealth & Quality of life
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Cost-of-living strain hinders a change in savings culture
A sour mix of slow growth and rising prices is being felt in households across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), but there are signs of optimism.
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Wealth & Quality of life
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Taking care of financial health in CEE
Customers and communities across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are facing a financial crunch exacerbated by war in Ukraine. It is time for banks to respond by showing their human side.
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Society & Equality
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In search of the real Deal
The warnings could not be more sobering, nor the pledges more fulsome – but will strong words lead to meaningful European action on climate change?
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Business & Entrepreneurship
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From recovery to reinvention
Amid concerns over access to jobs in CEE, structural support is on its way
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Business & Entrepreneurship
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“There is urgency to act”
Alena Kudzko, Director of the GLOBSEC Policy Institute, says the pandemic has accelerated the need for far-reaching reform across CEE
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Society & Equality
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Is CEE equal to the task?
Czech sociologist and author Daniel Prokop says a new discourse on social mobility can increase Central and Eastern Europe’s competitiveness
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Wealth & Quality of life
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The home advantage
How can the region ensure its citizens have housing that is affordable, comfortable – and a proper home?
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Education & Employment
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Central and Eastern Europe’s Talent Challenge
How the region’s governments can attract and retain talent to transition their economies
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Business & Entrepreneurship
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CEE’s Surge in Social Entrepreneurship Challenges Historic Perceptions of Government
How can the region ensure its citizens have housing that is affordable, comfortable – and a proper home?
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Wealth & Quality of life
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How a Lag in Living Conditions Betrays the Region’s Economic Success
A new report measuring prosperity in Central and Eastern Europe shows the rise in wealth has been felt unevenly across the region.
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Education & Employment
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Warning Flags Amid CEE’s Employment Boom
Is the region’s healthy job market creating complacency in training and education?
