FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Shares in German retailer Metro <MEOG.DE> rose as much as 3.5 percent on Thursday, with traders pointing to talk the group was on the verge of selling its hypermarket operations in eastern Europe. Full story
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Eastern European countries must make themselves more attractive to foreign investors by cutting red tape and enforcing rules consistently, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's president said on Friday. Full story
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Poland made the greatest improvements in business friendly reforms in the past year, though Singapore still ranked as the world's easiest place to do business, according to a World Bank report released on Monday. Full story
LONDON (Reuters) - Cuts in global funding for Eastern Europe and Central Asia are undermining the fight against tuberculosis (TB) and the AIDS virus, threatening to push already high rates of disease and drug-resistance even higher, experts said on Wednesday. Full story
A general view of the headquarters of Eastern Europe's biggest listed insurer PZU in Warsaw November 13, 2012. PZU expects its net profit in the final three months of the year to be below 1.12 billion zlotys ($340.9 million) it earned in the third quarter, CEO Andrzej Klesyk said on Wednesday. Pictu
Andrzej Klesyk, CEO of Eastern Europe's biggest listed insurer PZU, gestures while presenting its third quarter results in Warsaw November 14, 2012. PZU expects its net profit in the final three months of the year to be below 1.12 billion zlotys ($340.9 million) it earned in the third quarter, Klesy
The logo of Eastern Europe's biggest listed insurer PZU is seen in Warsaw November 14, 2012. PZU expects its net profit in the final three months of the year to be below 1.12 billion zlotys ($340.9 million) it earned in the third quarter, CEO Andrzej Klesyk said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Peter Andrews
