Weastra supports companies entering and growing their activities in Eastern European countries. We develop for our clients pragmatic and result oriented strategies and afterwards are jointly poised to turn them into reality. http://www.weastra.com/ http://www.weastra.com/en/feed/weastra_logo_feed.jpg http://www.weastra.com/ Copyright 2009, Weastra s.r.o. en Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200In June, the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) published by the EU Commission showed an improved economic climate in many CEE countries in line with the trend in the entire EU. Whereas Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania saw an increase in the ESI, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria registered a slight fall over May. http://www.weastra.com/en/news/news/detail.php?nid=163http://www.weastra.com/en/news/news/detail.php?nid=163Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0200According to the Austrian business journal Wirtschaftsblatt Slovakia offers attractive conditions to foreign investors. The authorities in Bratislava give out generous subsidies to foreign companies investing in Slovakia. http://www.weastra.com/en/news/news/detail.php?nid=162http://www.weastra.com/en/news/news/detail.php?nid=162Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 +0200As the financial crisis swept around the globe it did not spare the TV markets of Central Europe. Weastra’s latest short-analysis looks at the impact of the global crisis as it left its traces on a local CEE scale.http://www.weastra.com/en/news/news/detail.php?nid=158http://www.weastra.com/en/news/news/detail.php?nid=158Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100Slovakia is the third country in CEE besides Czech Republic and Slovenia to be classified on highest rank in regards to its creditworthiness – i.e. the likelihood of servicing its external debt.http://www.weastra.com/en/news/news/detail.php?nid=156http://www.weastra.com/en/news/news/detail.php?nid=156Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100With an estimated GDP growth of 3,3% in 2009 Slovakia not only heads the table of CEE countries but of the entire EU.http://www.weastra.com/en/news/news/detail.php?nid=151http://www.weastra.com/en/news/news/detail.php?nid=151Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100On January 1, Slovakia welcomed not only 2009 – moreover the country joined the eurozone as its 16th member and as the first of the former satellites in Central Eastern Europe. http://www.weastra.com/en/news/news/detail.php?nid=148http://www.weastra.com/en/news/news/detail.php?nid=148Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100TV in the CEE Region is weastra’s latest market report analyzing the diverse television landscape across Central and Eastern Europe.http://www.weastra.com/en/news/news/detail.php?nid=144http://www.weastra.com/en/news/news/detail.php?nid=144Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100Slovakia 5%, Romania 4.8%, Bulgaria 4.1%, Poland 3.8%, Czech Republic 3.4%, Hungary 1.5%. These GDP growth prospects 2009 now published by the Economist Intelligence Unit are not as gloomy as could have been expected in times of a global economic crisis. Especially when comparing to the negative figures of Western markets (UK -1%, Spain -0.6%, Italy -0.3%, France -0.1%, Germany 0.2%). http://www.weastra.com/en/news/news/detail.php?nid=147http://www.weastra.com/en/news/news/detail.php?nid=147Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200Facility Management is a young service sector in CEE. Yet as more and more production sites, service centers and European headquarters are relocated to the region the demand for this support services is rising sharply. Moreover the current construction boom - especially of office buildings and shopping centers - promises vast opportunities for FM service providers in upcoming years. http://www.weastra.com/en/news/news/detail.php?nid=142http://www.weastra.com/en/news/news/detail.php?nid=142Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200Slovak national media report today on the punchy marketing campaign, which weastra recently launched to awake further business potential within Slovak companies. National TV channel JOJ showed a video reportage showing the defusing of a ticking postal package by pyrotechnic experts at a company’s site. The worried employees had informed the police upon reception of the suspicious parcel. http://www.weastra.com/en/news/news/detail.php?nid=139http://www.weastra.com/en/news/news/detail.php?nid=139