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How Poland Wants to Turn a Failing Train Maker into a Geoeconomic Asset
30 September 2026
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Former Erste chief executive argues that Central and Eastern Europe will outgrow the West – if it finally builds capital markets and takes pensions seriously.
Tomasz Kasprowicz spoke with Andreas Treichl, chair of Erste Foundation and former chief executive of Erste Group Bank, about the future of banking, capital markets and pensions in Central and Eastern Europe.
This conversation is part of the Europe Future Forum, organised by Visegrad Insight and Res Publica Foundation in partnership with the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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