Oana Stamatin (Colliers): ESG is not just a certificate
Earlier this year, Colliers named Oana Stamatin Director of ESG for Central & Eastern Europe. This didn't come out of nowhere...Oana has been building her ESG expertise over that past 10 years, during which time she's been involved in over 100 projects totaling 3...
James Fitzgerald (JLL): The increasing sophistication of industrial tenants
At this point there's almost no empty industrial space available space. Just how tight has it become, and where are you seeing it most drastically? You can see stats like the vacancy rate is now sub-2% consistently for prime markets. But there are still many...
On your mark. Get set…Bonds!! (New rate hike’s coming)
Near the end of June, Czech National Bank governor Jiří Rusnok will be running his last-ever meeting of the country’s bank council at which interest rate decisions are made. And the outgoing CNB boss has let it be known that we can expect yet another interest rate...
Robinson & Stupavsky: Forget the headlines…Inflation hasn’t given up just yet
It would be nice to think that the outrageous increase in prices we’ve seen in recent months is just a flash in the pan. If you used to drive a little out of the way to pay CZK 2 or CZK 3 less per liter, the current price of CZK 48 is simply incomprehensible. So, when...
Jiří Snížek: Coordinating growth in two-speed Central Bohemia
Jiří Snížek is Central Bohemia’s deputy governor in charge of regional development. It’s a tricky assignment that’s been made more difficult in recent years by the huge exodus of people from Prague into the region. You’re primarily responsible for the development of...
Colliers Conversations: Czech capital and industrials assets are 2021’s winners
I spoke with Kevin Turpin for the Colliers Conversations about research he did on CEE's investment market in 2021 as well as about his new position as Head of Capital Markets for CEE. You can listen to it here on your browser (click on the player below) or else on...
Richard Curran (Knight Frank): There’s serious wealth and liquidity in the regions
Richard Curran said that some of the issues he wanted to work on upon taking the role of Managing Director at Knight Frank last year were obvious ones. “We needed an industrial team, given what was going on in the market,” he says. This led to the hiring of Marketa...
Jan Kotrbáček: Covid’s retail legacy is adaptation and opportunities
In very broad terms the pandemic’s impact on the Czech retail market wasn’t a great deal different than any other crisis. -it punished weaker stores and brands (thereby creating new opportunities), -rewarded strong, pro-active management -forced adaptations -and it...
