Firms in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe are investing despite worsening conditions

Firms in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe are investing despite worsening conditions

    Despite deteriorating investment conditions, firms in the CESEE region are planning to increase investment overall.
    The share of firms considering energy costs as a constraint has surged to 87% (39% invested in energy efficiency in 2021).
    Just over a third of CESEE firms developed or introduced new products, processes or services, with the region’s highest corporate innovation levels in Slovenia (48%) and Poland (44%).
    Half of firms in CESEE report that climate change is impacting their business, but only one-third are protecting themselves (with insurance or by reducing exposure, for example). (...)