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In the wake of an economic downturn, Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries witnessed a dramatic surge in company insolvencies throughout 2023. While businesses initially weathered the storm with government support measures during the…

After a strong recovery in 2023, analysts expect the growth of new auto registrations to slow down to +1.9% as a result of lower consumer spending - especially in China and Europe - and sub-par global economic growth. New auto registrations…

CMS has announced the findings of the 16th edition of the CMS European M&A Study 2024, offering an in-depth analysis of the mergers and acquisitions landscape based on transactions CMS advised on. The Study analyses a record 559 deals…

According to OTP Bank analysts, the local economy experienced weaker growth in 2023 than previously anticipated. Nevertheless, some lights are visible at the end of the tunnel: after expanding by 1.5% in 2023, 2024 growth could be close to…

More than two years on, widespread COVID-19 concern appears to be declining as international travel resumes, amid easing travel restrictions and rising vaccination rates. According to a live poll conducted by GlobalData, a leading data and…

The majority of consumer products multinational companies (93%) have set revenue growth as their main objective this year compared to the previous year, as a result of the bold decisions adopted in 2021 which are now paying off, according…

Fitch Ratings has revised Garanti Bank S.A.'s (GBR) Outlook to Stable from Negative, while affirming the Romanian bank's Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BB-' and Viability Rating (VR) at 'bb-'. The Outlook revision reflects…

58% expected higher revenue in 2020 than in 2019 and nearly three quarters (71%) expect growth in 2021 Economic and tech trends most likely to impact business in next 3-5 years; businesses confident in their ability to respond…

The biggest drops occurred in developed countries, cutting across all major forms of foreign direct investment. Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows fell 49% in the first half of 2020 compared to 2019, due to the…

Scope Ratings GmbH has affirmed Romania’s long-term local-currency and foreign-currency issuer ratings and senior unsecured debt ratings at BBB-. The agency has also affirmed Romania’s short-term issuer ratings at S-2 in both local and…