Central & Eastern Europe

Blockchain may be yesterday's news if Sberbank's Demo Day conference is anything to judge by.

Russia's Sberbank is helping the country's tech start-ups find American investors and transforming itself in the process.

Flexibility, consistent economic policies and strong regulation are some of the ingredients behind Poland’s ongoing expansion—which analysts say is likely to continue.

Lithuania establishes a regulatory regime fit for fintechs.

Investors looking to build in Bulgaria will find government incentives and low-cost labor, but also a skills shortage.

Lithuania's laser focus attracts new investment.

Tiny Estonia’s focus on high-end value has brought success in attracting foreign investment.

The Euro is increasingly popular because of its stability.

Cryptocurrencies face increasing regulation.

One Hungarian is helping innovators come together and get started.

Innovators, especially from smaller countries, are overcoming the region’s odds.

New EU rules on data privacy come into effect this month.

Thriving regardless of home-base conditions: The CEE economic outlook varies country-by-country, but financial-services providers have risen above local issues by embracing fintech and selling off bad loans.

Johann Strobl, CEO of Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI), talks about the positive results from the bank’s digital and structural transformations.

Romania has a troublesome reputation but robust growth, and is working to raise its game through the tech industry and improvements to the business environment.

With popular elected leaders and strong growth in their economies, the sometimes-feisty CEE nations are standing tall—and keeping an eye on corruption and labor costs.

Slovakia's new prime minister Peter Pellegrini is struggling the escape the shadow of his predecessor who was forced to resign after the murder of a journalist investigating corrupt politicians.

New resource-extraction operations, Russia’s economic recovery and Asian investment are lifting prospects across the Caucasus.

As the Mediterranean island nation's economy has stabilized, so too have its banks.

Overall global FDI declined last year with developed economies seeing a decrease in flows even as developing economies saw an increase.