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Erste Appoints Retail Head, Reshuffles Eastern Units (Update2) (Bloomberg) [Mar 17, 2010] March 17 (Bloomberg) -- Erste Group Bank AG , Austria?s biggest publicly listed lender, named a retail banking head and shuffled the management boards in Slovakia, Ukraine and Romania to boost profits as eastern Europe exits recession. [via YahooNews] More >>

EIF Attracts Financing in Eastern Europe to Help Recoveries (Bloomberg) [Feb 01, 2010] Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- The European Investment Fund , a financing arm of the European Union, began attracting money for small businesses in eastern Europe as the region emerges from its worst crisis since communism collapsed 20 years ago. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovaks observe Dec. 22 with monster cocktails (San Francisco Chronicle) [Dec 13, 2009] I'm told that the late Rudolf Slavik was a well known "bar-dude" in Eastern Europe, although that's not where he did his shaking and stirring. He moved to Paris from his native Czechoslovakia - now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. He not only plied his trade... [via YahooNews] More >>

General Manager of Coface Romania to overtake management of Bulgarian and Slovakian subsidiaries (Nine O'Clock) [Apr 02, 2009] The General Manager of Coface Romania overtook the management of two more subsidiaries in the Coface portfolio of Eastern Europe, respectively in Bulgaria and Slovakia, and was appointed country cluster manager, the company announced yesterday. [via YahooNews] More >>

East Europe Stocks Rally, Lead Emerging Markets to 2-Week High (Bloomberg) [Mar 11, 2009] March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Emerging-market stocks rose to the highest in 2 1/2 weeks, led by eastern Europe after Moody?s Investors Service said Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia are showing ?resilience? to the global financial crisis. [via YahooNews] More >>

Emerging-Market Stocks Rise to 2-Week High, Led by East Europe (Bloomberg) [Mar 11, 2009] March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Emerging-market stocks rose to the highest in 2 1/2 weeks, led by eastern Europe after Moody?s Investors Service said Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia are showing ?resilience? to the global financial crisis. [via YahooNews] More >>

East Europe Stocks Rally, Lead Emerging Markets to 2-Week High (Bloomberg) [Mar 11, 2009] March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Emerging-market stocks rose to the highest in 2 1/2 weeks, led by eastern Europe after Moody?s Investors Service said Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia are showing ?resilience? to the global financial crisis. [via YahooNews] More >>

What's new in Eastern Europe for 2009 (Seattle Times) [Mar 11, 2009] European travel specialist Rick Steves gives a rundown on what's new in Eastern Europe, from thermal baths in Hungary to a renaissance in Slovakia [via YahooNews] More >>

First Doubletree by Hilton in Eastern Europe Opens in Koice, Slovakia (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) [Mar 06, 2009] KOICE, Slovakia----Hilton Hotels Corporation is proud to announce the opening of the Doubletree by Hilton Kosice, the first Doubletree by Hilton branded hotel in Eastern Europe. The newly refurbished hotel, located in Slovakia's second largest city, is situated at the foot of the city centre on the beautiful Hlavna Ulica , which makes the Doubletree by Hilton Kosice convenient to some of the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

First Doubletree by Hilton in Eastern Europe Opens in Ko?ice, Slovakia (Centre Daily Times) [Mar 06, 2009] Hilton Hotels Corporation is proud to announce the opening of the Doubletree by Hilton Kosice, the first Doubletree by Hilton branded hotel in Eastern Europe. The newly refurbished hotel, located in Slovakia?s second largest city, is situated at the foot of the city centre on the beautiful Hlavn? Ulica (Main Street), which makes the Doubletree by Hilton Kosice convenient to some of the country?s ... [via YahooNews] More >>

E Europe central banks say risk alerts are dangerous (Khaleej Times) [Mar 04, 2009] BRATISLAVA - Six central banks in eastern Europe launched an assault on Wednesday on warnings that strains in their economies threaten banks in west Europe, saying this view was a ?high risk? to their economies. [via YahooNews] More >>

Merkel rejects East European bailout plan (People's Daily) [Mar 02, 2009] German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday rejected calls of East European member states of the European Union (EU) for a multibillion-euro (multi-billion-U.S.-dollar) bailout plan. The situation is different from country to country in Eastern Europe, Merkel told reporters upon arrival for an informal EU summit. "The situation is very different ... We cannot compare Slovakian or Slovenia with ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish mountains a bargain basement for Slovaks (Reuters via Yahoo! News) [Mar 02, 2009] The euro may be the shelter Poland's government seeks from eastern Europe's currency storm, but residents here are basking in the zloty's weakness. [via YahooNews] More >>

Merkel rejects bailout plan for eastern EU nations (AP via Yahoo! News) [Mar 01, 2009] Germany rejected appeals Sunday for a single multibillion euro (dollar) bailout of eastern Europe, even after Hungary begged EU leaders not to let a new "Iron Curtain" divide the continent into rich and poor. [via YahooNews] More >>

Germany rejects bailout plan for east EU nations (AP via Yahoo! News) [Mar 01, 2009] Germany rejected appeals Sunday for a single multibillion euro (dollar) bailout of eastern Europe, even after Hungry begged EU leaders not to let a new "Iron Curtain" divide the continent into rich and poor. [via YahooNews] More >>

3 banks promise $30B for Eastern Europe (UPI) [Mar 01, 2009] BRUSSELS, March 1 (UPI) -- Three development banks have promised $30 billion to keep the financial system in Eastern Europe from collapsing. [via YahooNews] More >>

Euro Dreams Fade for Zloty, Forint, Koruna as Currencies Tumble (Bloomberg) [Dec 08, 2008] Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The slowing global economy is halting the spread of monetary union into eastern Europe and may lead to another year of losses for the Polish zloty, Hungarian forint and Czech koruna. [via YahooNews] More >>

Euro Dreams Fade for Zloty, Forint, Koruna as Currencies Tumble (Bloomberg) [Dec 08, 2008] Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The slowing global economy is halting the spread of monetary union into eastern Europe and may lead to another year of losses for the Polish zloty, Hungarian forint and Czech koruna. [via YahooNews] More >>

Euro Dreams Fade for Zloty, Forint, Koruna as Currencies Tumble (Bloomberg) [Dec 08, 2008] Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The slowing global economy is halting the spread of monetary union into eastern Europe and may lead to another year of losses for the Polish zloty, Hungarian forint and Czech koruna. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia: Fewer Castles, More Opportunities (Resource Investor) [Feb 07, 2008] Everyone and their uncle are talking about Panama, Argentina, Thailand and other exotic locales as the next safe haven for smarter investing and better living. Few, however, look towards Eastern Europe. [via YahooNews] More >>