WIIW The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies - Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche

Structural change in Central and Eastern Europe is in full swing, while Trump, budget deficits and a dictated peace in Ukraine pose risks to the forecast; Ukraine faces a difficult future, whereas Russia’s economy is stagnating read more

In the latest episode of the CEE Exchange podcast, part of wiiw’s Executive Network, Executive Director Mario Holzner and Deputy Director Richard Grieveson discuss the geopolitical and economic outlook for Central and Eastern Europe in 2026 read more

New research by Konstantin Wacker sheds light on how foreign direct investment by multinational firms translates into domestic investment. The financial system seems to be the critical link read more

Nearly four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Europe needs to replace temporary arrangements with sustainable, long-term strategies that work for both refugees and host countries read more

Unter dem Titel „Bringt Putin im Jahr 2026 Russlands Wirtschaft endgültig um?“ diskutiert unser Russland-Experte Vasily Astrov mit Eduard Steiner von der Tageszeitung „Die Presse“ und dem Energie-Experten Johannes Benigni read more

Without credible security guarantees, Ukraine is likely to become a vassal state of Moscow and will continue to get poorer. The EU members of the region would face economic decline and protracted conflict with Russia read more

EU enlargement is back on the agenda. This time, however, amid growing geopolitical pressures, the EU is exploring ways to speed up the process. But what is realistically achievable? A high-ranking panel with oiip addressed this question read more

Negative interest rates can help when there are demand shocks, but they are ineffective during supply shocks. To mitigate the risks associated with future supply stocks, there needs to be technological and trade diversification as well as the creation of resource buffers read more

Vertiefte Zollunion zwischen EU und Türkei als Win-win-Situation; große Chancen für Österreich, vor allem bei Maschinen und Fahrzeugen; Verhandlungen als Hebel gegenüber Ankara read more

For rapid EU enlargement to succeed, clear priorities for economic reform are needed to address the biggest problems facing the candidate countries. The case studies of Ukraine, Serbia and Montenegro illustrate this point. read more