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Expert briefing
Publication date: 8 March 2024

The NBP is not cutting interest rates further partly because of tensions with Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s pro-EU government, following the defeat of the nationalist Law and…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 11 December 2023

The economic environment has been dictated by Russia’s war in Ukraine and its market and policy implications. Next year, the prospects for the V4 economies are moderately upbeat…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 6 November 2023

The Denkov administration that took office in June has set adopting the euro as a top priority, and blames the previous interim government for Bulgaria’s unpreparedness to join…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 29 September 2023

The unexpected decision adds significant momentum to Central Europe’s monetary easing campaign, which began in May when Hungary’s National Bank (MNB) reduced its benchmark rate…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 17 August 2023

Banks had hoped to share with borrowers the at-least USD5bn cost of making provision for Swiss franc mortgages. These mortgages were common prior to 2008, due to low interest…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281287

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 31 March 2023
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Central Europe banks face low risk

Banks in the four Visegrad countries (V4) countries -- Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia -- are generally sound and well-capitalised, but regulators are vigilant in…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 8 June 2023
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Prospects for Eastern EU to end-2023

Governments will rely on EU funding to re-energise their countries' economies, compensating for slowing external demand and depressed consumption. The war in Ukraine will…

Executive summary
Publication date: 25 May 2023

EASTERN EUROPE: Upgrading defence

Expert briefing
Publication date: 5 June 2023

The MNB’s decision marks the first effective decrease in borrowing costs in Hungary in three years, firing the starting gun on looser monetary policy in Central European (CE…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279532

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 20 February 2023

Lower wholesale natural gas prices have improved balance-of-payments and fiscal positions and driven down inflation rates in Central Europe (CE). Financial markets are pricing in…

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