At the beginning of this year, economists at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies forecast GDP growth of 2.5 per cent for the eleven Eastern European EU member states in 2024. This region is therefore likely to become the economic engine of the European Union this year.

Many German companies are active in Eastern Europe, have a subsidiary or even a production unit there. But what local challenges do the treasury departments of these companies have to contend with?

On 21 March 2024, an online event from the VDT country series on Eastern Europe took place from 14:00 to 15:30.

We spoke to treasury experts from two German companies about the local challenges from a treasury perspective. The speakers from Würth Finance International B.V. and Fresenius SE & Co KGaA provided insights into cash management, risk management and the various requirements for financing in Eastern Europe.

Experts from Raiffeisenbank International AG and the Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations supplemented the event with presentations on economic framework data and local experiences. Alexander Spieker, member of the VDT Risk Management department, moderated the online event.

We would like to thank all those involved for the successful realisation of the events and the participants for their positive feedback.

We would like to thank all those involved for the successful realisation of the event and the participants for their positive feedback.