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BY Les Nemethy

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BY Ewa Błaszczyńska

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Redrawing the European property map
BY Ewa Błaszczyńska Throughout the past decade, Central Europe's real estate market was one of its fastest growing and most lucrative investment sectors. Investors and speculators across Europe as well as Central European ...

Managing risk to build corporate value (Part III)
BY Les Nemethy Parts I and II of this mini-series dealt with the concept of risk as it applies to the valuation of companies and identified a number of risks which investors are ...

Managing risk to build corporate value (Part II)
BY Les Nemethy My previous column (Part I of this series) dealt with risks in the valuation of companies, stressing in particular that the higher the risk associated with a company, the lower ...

A partnership divided?
BY Ewa Błaszczyńska When the Eastern Partnership (EP) was first unveiled in May 2008, Poland (along with co-partner Sweden) was lauded for taking the lead on enhanced relations with the EU's eastern periphery. ...

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Respectable analysis that distinquishes between the countries of Central Europe which had mostly stable property markets as opposed to those that didn't during the world financial crisis. One item which must be further analyzed are the particular segments of the property market. Too often, 'property' is often associated with 'flats' located in large cities, and nothing more. Other parts which make up the property puzzle are: private homes, land, farms, commerical property, and industrial property. Prices of flats have taken the steepest hit of all property segments, including in Poland and the Czech Republic. Land and farm prices in Central Europe, although gradually increasing, still remain underpriced compared to that of Western Europe.
11 Thu, Mar 2010

yeah i like it its very interesting article
26 Fri, Feb 2010

Ewa Blaszczynska's weekly blogs present accurate, timely, and informative observations on Central and Eastern European issues. The most recent blog article in February correctly points out that the Eastern Partnership (EP) needs to follow its initial promise in order to succeed, and that bigger EU powers should step in to improve relations with the few post-Soviet states. It seems sometimes that EU members remember the post-Soviet states only when they see immediate benefits for themselves, and yet it should work the other way around. Many times certain benefits (either political or economic) are results of well maintained relationships on a daily basis. I very much enjoy reading and I rely on Ewa's weekly blogs to keep me informed on Eastern European and Polish current events
24 Wed, Feb 2010

Awesome post. I'm really interested in the Polish economy now.
8 Tue, Dec 2009

Re: "many have been left to wonder if there is anything the US could or should do to redeem their standing in the eyes of many slighted Poles and disillusioned Czechs." Our glorious and beloved leader, Barack Obama the Most High, the All-Knowing community organizer received kudos from all corners when he came to Europe a few months ago. He seemed to be on an apology tour of some kind. Scarcely a day went by when he was not apologizing to somebody for some offense----real or imagined----that the U.S. had inflicted on the world and some time or other in the past. In keeping with the grand tradition of apologizing, I would like to offer my apologies on behalf of all THINKING Americans for the recent decision by our wet-behind-the-ears chief executive. Specifically, I would like to apologize for the actions of our president. We have a saying here that when somebody deceives another or disavows an obligation that the aggrieved party was "thrown under the bus." During the presidential campaign, the pres threw his grandmother under the bus by pointing out how she may have been racially prejudiced at one time or another----although grandma had raised the little brat. Then, it became politically expedient to break his ties with his minister (a Black "liberation theology" kind of guy) of more than 20 years. So Reverend Wright was thrown under the bus. (For a real hoot, go to Youtube and look this fellow up.) Recently, Van Jones, an avowed communist who had been appointed "energy czar" because a political liability. (Here again, I would refer you to Youtube.) In our health care debate, our Dear Beloved leader proposes to make health care "for everyone" (although by law we all get health care anyway) by cutting $500 billion from medical care now given to senior citizens. So now he's throwing our grandparents under the bus as well-----all for political gain, just like all the other people already under the bus. Nobody here who has paid attention to Obama is surprised that he will take the politically expedient option every time. He's just that way. Not a man of principle, but a man blindly driven by his world vision. I have to admit, though, that nobody knew there was still enough room under the Obama bus for two entire European countries. So again, on behalf of all thinking Americans, I apologize for the actions of our president.
23 Wed, Sep 2009

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