Increase in imaging diagnostics market in Central Europe despite recession

The increase in value between 2009 and 2012 in the overall imaging diagnostics market, understood as sales of equipment in […]

By pmr | 02 Jul 13 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Private Equity, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Bric stocks: their time will come (soon)

by Stefan Wagstyl, From FT Blog, The underperformance of Bric equities is becoming an embarrassment for investors who are long […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 01 May 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, Statistics, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Retail grocery market to provide €117bn in 2014 in the CE region

PMR estimates that in 2011 the grocery market in six Central European (CE) countries was worth nearly €107bn, 2.8% more […]

By pmr | 13 Jun 12 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Private Equity, Stocks | Comments (0)

International pharma companies attracted to CE for clinical trials

Central European countries, specifically Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia and Bulgaria, have become increasingly popular as locations for […]

By pmr | 14 May 12 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Private Equity, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Central European governments reduce pharmaceutical spending

Several Central European countries are changing their policies on pharmaceutical reimbursements, which may have far reaching effects, especially in the […]

By pmr | 19 Apr 12 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Visegrad: A New European Military Force

By George Friedman, Stratfor, With the Palestinians demonstrating and the International Monetary Fund in turmoil, it would seem odd to […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 25 May 11 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)