Albania candidate? not yet (by Mario Holzner; pp. 1-3) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Albania Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Bosnia and Herzegovina slow motion mode perpetuating (by Josef Pöschl; pp. 4-6) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Bosnia and Herzegovina Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Croatia recovery delayed (by Hermine Vidovic; pp. 7-9) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Croatia Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Kazakhstan high commodity prices support strong growth (by Olga Pindyuk; pp. 10 12) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Kazakhstan Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Macedonia improvement, but not with the EU (by Vladimir Gligorov; pp. 13-15) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Macedonia Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Montenegro next new member of the EU (by Vladimir Gligorov; pp. 16-18) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Montenegro Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Russian Federation stagnation ahead? (by Peter Havlik; pp. 19-22) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Russia Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Serbia slowdown and confusion ahead of the general elections (by Vladimir Gligorov; pp. 23-25) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Serbia Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Turkey delay in soft landing (by Josef Pöschl; pp. 26-29) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Turkey Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Ukraine countering the depreciation pressures (by Vasily Astrov; pp. 30-32) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Ukraine Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Statistical Annex Selected monthly data on the economic situation in Southeast Europe, Russia and Ukraine (pp. 33-41) Guide to wiiw statistical services on Central, East and Southeast Europe, Russia and Ukraine (p. 43)