Latest articles from Central & eastern Europe

Demonstrators hold a rally to protest against a bill on "foreign agents" in Tbilisi, Georgia, May 2, 2024

EBRD warns Georgia’s new foreign agents bill may deter investment

May 7, 2024

Georgia’s foreign agents bill and offshore law are ‘not in the right direction’

Tbilisi main street, yellow-gray painted walls, old-style windows and balconies, blooming trees and old Orthodox church on the background, Georgia, late spring.

Georgian capital market growth shows strong ESG focus

May 3, 2024

New sustainability framework has increased investor trust

Wind turbines at the Fantanele-Cogealac wind farm, operated by CEZ group, beyond a church building in Constanta, Romania

IFC and SocGen Romania deal a sustainable finance milestone for emerging markets

May 2, 2024

Risk transfer instruments can free up Basel III capital for banks active in emerging markets, says IFC managing director

Red Square

Latest results signal recovery for Russian banks

May 1, 2024

The greatest growth was seen by foreign-owned subsidiaries facing pressure to exit the Russian market

A pedestrian street in Armenia's capital, Yerevan

Armenian banks on an upward trajectory

April 23, 2024

Performance is likely to remain strong, provided interest rates and immigration remain high

View over the city of Yerevan, capital of Armenia, with the two peaks of Mount Ararat in the background at sunrise

Armenia’s future increasingly influenced by immigration

April 18, 2024

Closer alignment with the EU is set to boost economic prospects further

Odile Renaud-Basso, president of The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

EBRD won’t finance military activities despite support for Ukraine, says bank president

March 20, 2024

Odile Renaud-Basso calls for Ukraine’s wider integration with the EU

Oleksandr Pysaruk, CEO of Raiffeisen Bank in Ukraine, in a meeting in a bomb shelter in Vinnytsia during an air-raid alarm

Ukraine war: how do you keep a bank going during a conflict?

February 28, 2024

Oleksandr Pysaruk, CEO of Raiffeisen Bank in Ukraine, discusses the challenges the bank faced following the Russian invasion

A Russian national flag above the headquarters of Bank Rossii, Russia's central bank, in Moscow, Russia

US moves closer to sanctioning international banks over Russia links

February 26, 2024

After Alexei Navalny’s death, Washington is reiterating its threat to target foreign banks over ties to Russia’s war effort

Cotton farm Uzbekistan

Civil society organisations urge EBRD for more human rights action

January 26, 2024

The EBRD announces a new CSO steering committee to improve engagement, but its human rights due diligence is still seen as inadequate

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