FDI for innovative and green growth: Europe needs a smarter strategy - 17 Jul 2025
How can FDI support green growth in the EU? Multinationals tend to invest where they can develop technologies for their subsidiaries. Their know-how spills over to domestic firms. Host countries should therefore provide strong opportunities for green technology development and focus on building upon local strengths
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Neuer Podcast - Hat Trump die Nase voll von Putin? Und braucht Russlands Wirtschaft nicht endlich einen Frieden? - 17 Jul 2025
Vasily Astrov bespricht und analysiert mit „Presse“-Journalist Eduard Steiner mittwochs im Zweiwochen-Rhythmus russisches Gas, Sanktionen, Oligarchen – und vieles mehrread more
Summer Forecast: Iran conflict to have little impact on growth in Eastern Europe - 01 Jul 2025
Region to grow much faster than the euro area; Iran, Trump’s tariffs, war in Ukraine as downside risks; Russia’s growth will halve to around 2%;
Ukraine’s outlook deterioratingread more
US-Ukraine Mineral Resources Agreement: Diplomatic coup in adverse circumstances? - 01 Jul 2025
The US-Ukraine minerals deal is a success for Zelensky under the current circumstances. It could serve as a blueprint for future resource-for-reconstruction deals, with other countries formalising their support for Ukraine through similar frameworksread more
Resiliente Konjunktur in Osteuropa stützt Österreichs Wirtschaft in unsicheren Zeiten - 01 Jul 2025
Trotz einiger Wachstumsrevisionen nach unten kann Österreich nach wie vor optimistisch auf die Wirtschaftsentwicklung in Osteuropa blickenread more
Foreign direct investment in Eastern Europe shrinks by a quarter - 24 Jun 2025
Direct investment inflows are at a five-year low; German investors are losing interest, while Austrian ones are being very cautious; most new investment announced again comes from China; FDI is contributing less and less to the region’s growthread more
