Posts Tagged ‘Baltic States’
Thu Nov 5, 2009 15:49 GMT |
On Monday, November 9, much of Europe will be celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the catalyst it provided for the collapse of Communism on the continent. BMI’s Justin Patrie explains the significance of this event for Emerging Europe, and what the outlook is for the next 20 years [Read more...]

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Tags: 20th Anniversary, Balkans, Baltic States, Berlin Wall, CEE, Communism, convergence, Czech Republic, Emerging Europe, financial crisis, Hungary, Poland, political dislocation
Posted in: Emerging Europe, General, Geopolitics, Podcast, Political Risk
Wed Aug 19, 2009 17:07 BST |
BMI’s Justin Patrie cautions against premature excitement following the release of Q2 GDP data for several CEE and eurozone economies. Nevertheless, differentiation will remain key and the usual suspects (i.e. Turkey and Poland) continue to stand out as the ideal relative value play.

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Tags: Baltic States, Bulgaria, CEE, currency regimes, Czech Republic, Equities, Eurozone, financial markets, France, FX, Germany, Poland, Q2 GDP, recession, recovery, Slovakia, trough, Turkey
Posted in: Emerging Europe, Equities, Eurozone, Financials, General, Podcast
Tue Feb 3, 2009 18:31 GMT |
I am becoming increasingly concerned about the rising threat of strikes and demonstrations in Emerging Europe. Business Monitor International (BMI) has long raised a number of structural problems in the region – endemic corruption, nepotism and flawed election procedures. However, with unemployment set to rise, the erosion of real wealth and governments’ perceived mismanagement of [Read more...]
Tags: Baltic States, Bulgaria, demonstrations, Emerging Europe, Georgia, protests, public unrest, recession, Romania, Russia
Posted in: Emerging Europe, General, Political Risk