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Outlook is brighter for the area but there is still a difficult year ahead

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Nov 8, 2012

Region draws strength from prudence

Outlook is brighter for central and eastern Europe but there is still a difficult year ahead, writes Neil Buckley

a Volksbank branch in Vienna ©Getty Nov 8, 2012

Financial services: Sturdy banks sector is well cushioned

Indicators are good although the picture is differentiated between countries, says Jan Cienski

Wen Jiabao, the outgoing Chinese premier, and Bronislaw Komorowski, Poland's president, at the Belweder Palace in Warsaw ©Reuters Nov 8, 2012

China: Beijing targets European shift

Wooing EU’s new member states may prove wise investment, writes Neil Buckley

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Outsourcing: Region puts its faith in foreign partnerships

Top companies prepare to share the spoils of new-found economic success, says Kester Eddy

GE cargo being unloaded from a Volga-Dnepr aircraft Nov 8, 2012

GE: Early foray into eastern Europe reaps rewards

Business makes its own way in Hungary with or without help, writes Kester Eddy

Robotic machines welding bodies of Kia cars ©Reuters Nov 8, 2012

Automotives: Car plants accelerate past western counterparts

New models and low labour costs are keeping production in the region’s factories buoyant, writes Jan Cienski

Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the new Donbass Arena stadium in Donetsk ©Getty Nov 8, 2012

Infrastructure: Football fever boosts building boom in Poland and Ukraine

Euro 2012 provided a spur to overhauling transport links, say Roman Olearchyk and Jan Ciensk

The stock exchange bell is used to open or close the session in Warsaw ©AFP Nov 8, 2012

Private equity: Direct investors steal in as stock markets begin to falter

Businesses’ overseas growth ambitions are driving deals, writes Jan Cienski

Romanians holds an anti-Chevron banner during a protest against the shale gas exploition in Barlad city ©Getty Nov 8, 2012

Resources: Shale gas will have its day in Europe – but not just yet

Unconventional gas may not answer all Europe’s energy supply problems but its development will help, reports Neil Buckley

Peter Zaboji, a Hungarian-born businessman and former lecturer at Insead business school Nov 8, 2012

Entrepreneurship: Dedicated business leaders help new ventures prosper

A pilot programme to help start-ups has succeeded beyond expectations, says Kester Eddy

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