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News

  • Awards

    Nominations Now Open for CEE GBS Awards – in 18 Categories

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    Nominations are now open in 18 categories for the 15th annual CEE Business Services Summit & Awards, set for 3–4 March 2027 in Warsaw at the five-star Westin Hotel. GBS Directors can see the Categories and Submit Nominations here. (Deadline to Submit: 19 November) This year, we have added several new categories that extend beyond…

    EBSA Editorial

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  • Rankings

    Newest Global Cities Index report: Warsaw jumps 109 places; CEE strong gains

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    Oxford Economics released its 2026 Global Cities Index today, 16 September, and the CEE results are unusually positive: Warsaw rose 109 places, while Bratislava and Sofia also made large gains; Prague ranks 51st and is the highest-ranked CEE city. Oxford Economics expects Prague, Warsaw and Tallinn to be among Europe’s stronger economic-growth cities in coming…

    EBSA Editorial

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    AI business-solutions drive Swiss Sonova to add talent in Warsaw

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    Sonova is a Swiss-listed global hearing-care company, headquartered near Zurich, that develops and sells hearing aids, cochlear implants and related audio/hearing solutions under brands including Phonak, Unitron and Advanced Bionics.

    EBSA Editorial

Events

GBS Director Interviews


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    Athena Technology Solutions opens first European office in … Portugal

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    Athena Technology Solutions, a Fremont, California-based Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) implementation specialist founded in 2011 with about 200 people in the U.S. and India, is expanding into Europe and opens its first European office in Porto. Porto will host sales, project delivery, customer support and leadership for the European operation. Athena starts with six employees…

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    SS&C sees strong demand for outsourcing, co-sourcing and operational lift-outs

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    US-listed SS&C Technologies reported 5.2% organic growth and 39.9% EBITDA margins in Q3. Management specifically identified outsourcing, co-sourcing and lift-outs as competitive advantages and said outsourcing demand remains strong heading into 2027. Bill Stone, CEO: “Last month, more than 1,000 leaders from financial services and healthcare clients joined us in Orlando for SS&C Deliver, our…

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    Moderna builds global-procurement services hub in Warsaw

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    One newly disclosed mandate covers global procurement and contract lifecycle management from the Moderna Enterprise Solutions Hub (MESH), including governance, negotiation, approvals and CLM technology. Source.

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Awards

Country briefing • 2026

Summary: CEE Business Services Summit & Awards 2026

Set for 3-4 March 2027, at The Westin Warsaw, the Summit & Awards brings together CEE and Baltics Business Services top management.

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