Economy
Bleak data from Britain: Is the UK once again the sick man of Europe?
The label once used to describe the UK’s industrial decline in the 1970s is echoing anew as fresh data show the economy slipping into reverse. A 0.1% contraction in September and weak quarterly growth have revived doubts about Britain’s economic vitality amid global trade headwinds.
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Business Line
How Uzbekistan is unlocking foreign investment opportunities
In partnership with Center for the Production of Content for Mass Media under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Foreign direct investment in Uzbekistan has reached €111.8 billion, doubling GDP and fueling growth across nearly all sectors of the economy, from manufacturing and energy to IT and finance.
Markets
Warsaw Stock Exchange seeks developed market status within 3-5 years
The Warsaw Stock Exchange has ambitious plans. According to Tomasz Bardziłowski, CEO of the WSE, it expects to rise to the rank of a developed market in the MSCI classification within the next three to five years. However, experts are tempering this enthusiasm.
Economy
From boom to slowdown: Central and Eastern Europe faces strain
Economists at the Warsaw School of Economics examined the fate of the 11 Central and Eastern European countries that joined the European Union after 2004. The analysis shows that each of these countries made exemplary use of accession, but that prospects for the next decade are much less optimistic.
