Vodafone has agreed to acquire Liberty Global’s operations in Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania for an enterprise value of 18.4 billion euros. This is...
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With economic growth in Europe and Central Asia having peaked, following 2.7 per cent growth in 2017 and a projection of 2.3 per cent for 2018, countries in the region...
With Brexit rapidly approaching, Hungarian airline Wizz Air has secured an Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) and Operating License (OL) from the United Kingdom’s Civil...
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) announced on May 2 that it is setting up a new business services centre in Bucharest, Romania. The new centre will employ...
Emerging Europe’s biggest airline Wizz Air plans to open a new training and education centre close to the Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport in Hungary by the...
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved on April 26 a 50 million US dollar Regional and Local Roads Connectivity Project for Albania. The project supports...
During a recent expert discussion around EWDN’s CEE startup and VC research, I asked Yuliya Sychikova, Associate with AVentures Capital, what has changed in the...
Austrian supermarket chain Billa, which already employs 4500 people in Bulgaria, plans to open between eight and ten new stores in three cities – Sofia, Plovdiv and...
IFC – a member of the World Bank Group, the European Union, and Germany signed agreements on April 23 to support the Ukrainian government’s work in reducing energy...
Eesti Energia, which has been providing gas and electricity to the Baltic states and Poland, as well as supplying electricity to Finland, will also now sell electricity...
The Bulgarian Euroins Insurance Group (EIG), one of the largest independent insurance groups in emerging Europe, announced on April 17 that it has bought ERV Ukraine...
Hungary’s OTP Bank, one of the largest independent financial service providers in central and eastern Europe, announced on April 11 that it will utilise the full range...
