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The article focuses on the paper titled "Toward a New Central Europe! Addressing the Crisis in Central Europe through Building a New Macroregion." It states that the report outlined the prospective industrial and infrastructure renaissance in several European Union (EU) members including Belarus, Slovakia, and Poland. It mentions that the report proposes to shutdown and replace EU Eastern Partnership program with New Central Europe (NCE) concept which was centered on the real economy.

Discusses the life and works of Central European psychoanalyst Heinz Hartmann. Biographical information; Training analysis experienced in Berlin, Germany; Publication of a paper on the experimental validation of Freudian theory; Definition of the conflict-free sphere; Delineation of the bounds of rationality.

The article discusses an increase in stock and commodity futures trading in the U.S. following news that war has been averted in Central Europe, as of September 1938. Domestic stock prices are said to have gone sideways despite concerns over a possible war and a sharp decline in the prices of farm products. Trading in such commodities as hides, rubber and cottonseed oil had been brisk.

Focuses on the investments of European investors on government securities (GS) in central Europe in 2001. Value of GS issued by Poland in January; Purpose for issuing the bond of Hungary; Examples of GS that were oversubscribed; Factor that influence the widening of the spread of Poland's bond; Credit rating of Bulgaria when it issued bonds in November.

Part V. Outlines on how to access business information on Central and Eastern Europe. Information on Orientation Global Network, Inc., an Internet portal with regional services; Business information on Poland, Azerbaijan and Lithuania.

Discusses the achievements of three women directors in the motion picture industry in Central Europe. Czechoslovakia's Vera Chytilova; Hungary's Marta Meszaros and Agnieszka Holland from Poland; List of films and plot description; Career histories; Impacts of social and political changes on these women; Reputation; Personal cinematic styles.

Focuses on the demise of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA) trade and payments system in eastern and central Europe in 1990. Factors that contributed to the decline of intra-CMEA trade; Impact of transition to market economy on levels of trade, output, income and employment; Domestic contraction in east European countries; Institutional obstacles to foreign trade.

Discusses international trade and payments arrangements adopted by countries in eastern and central Europe following the collapse of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA) in 1990. `Market orthodoxy' as determinant of initial trade conditions; Emergence of bilateralism; Economic and social costs of the trade collapse; Program of external financial assistance.

The article presents a discussion on how the agreement on trade, power and transport between Czechoslovakia and Poland will affect the economy of central Europe.

The author reports that U.S. companies are putting old factories across central Europe that they purchased inexpensively to great advantage. The countryside is covered with factories that did not survive the transition to market economics. Modernization of the buildings is expensive, but provides U.S. companies a market position in Europe. Alcoa, Inc. in Hungary and other U.S. companies in central Europe are mentioned.

The article reflects on the debt moratorium introduced in the U.S. It expects the moratorium to end the depression and renew credit expansion and confidence. It mentions the breaking up of Central Europe which affected its economic capacity that some of its countries have been living. It notes that Germany's effort to pay reparations has been a persistent pressure toward price deflation. It also argues that the U.S. has lost more in trade than she has collected in war debts.

Focuses on the developments in the central and eastern European currencies as of January 2005. Estimated value of the Polish zloty; Decline in the issuances of Czech koruna bonds in 2004; Effect of the basis swap on the Slovak koruna.

Focuses on the European Union accession of the capital markets in Central Europe in 2003. Efforts of accession countries to enhance the appeal of debt for bond investors; Move of government bond buyers to cater for the European government; Launch of the first euro denominated floating rate note.

The article reports on the 2.8 billion (bn) dollars of bond issuance launched by borrowers from central and eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) in February 2012. Borrowers from CEEMEA reportedly capitalised on the global credit rally as Turkey launched its 6.25% September 2022 bond at a yield 60bp tighter than in January 2012. A 500 million U.S. dollar bond was priced by Israel Electric Corp. to yield 6.7%, inside guidance of 6.875%.

The article reports on bond issues from banks in the Central Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa (CEEMEA) region. HSBC Middle East sold five-year Eurobonds amounting to 500 million U.S. dollars. The senior unsecured issue of PKO Bank Polski attracted a book of 1.2 billion euros. Other banks, such as Credit Bank of Moscow and Nomos Bank, will conduct roadshows.

The article talks about the move of the Republic of Belarus to enter the bond markets in central and eastern Europe (CEE) with its debut Eurobond deal in July 2010. It recalls that Belarus had initially canceled its plans to issue the bond due to the financial crisis. The country was welcomed by investors for offering the diversity away from some of the regular CEE sovereigns. The budget deficit of Belarus is said to account for less than 1% of gross domestic product (GDP), despite the crisis of the last three years.