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State asset sales will boost Romanian capital market

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ROMANIA

The sale is the largest initial public offering (IPO) in Europe this year and the largest on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB). It has attracted new investors and increased…

Austrian exit from Russian gas is far from assured

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AUSTRIA

Russia's share of Austrian gas imports was cut sharply in the wake of the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine but has now returned to pre-war levels. Austria’s ability to accelerate…

Europe will revive the 'Tobin tax'

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EUROPE

Outlook for the introduction of a financial transactions tax.

Euro-area fiscal policies will not find common ground

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EURO-AREA

This follows the submission by euro-area countries of their 2016 draft budgetary plans (DBPs), in compliance with the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP). The Commission will release…

Ukraine war will erode its Visegrad neighbours’ unity

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EASTERN EUROPE

The war delivered a shock to Europe’s post-Cold War order -- its security, peace and stability. Economically, it marks a turn in global trade relations, supply chains and energy…

EU’s Visegrad Four will not continue in current format

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EU

Poland may have resolved its rule-of-law dispute with the EU, whereas part of Hungary’s ‘cohesion’ funds are frozen. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has driven a wedge between Poland…

Fast growth may avert foreign banks' exit from Hungary

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HUNGARY

Prospects for the banking sector.

Most Balkan states will now give up on South Stream

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BALKANS

In the weeks after the energy earthquake generated by Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement that Russia was cancelling plans to construct the South Stream gas pipeline…

EBA relocation will alter the EU balance of power

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EU/UK

European Banking Authority post-Brexit

FX mortgages will weigh on Central-East European banks

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EUROPE

The challenging operating environment for CEE banks.