projections of per capita GDP until 2015 are attached. The high growth recorded in 2004 has been generally slowing down in the … first months of 2005. The average GDP growth rate for the eight new EU member states (NMS) in the first quarter of 2005 … continues to perform excellently. Foreign trade has been even more instrumental in generating GDP growth in the first quarter of …

investment. The positive contribution of net exports to GDP growth is expected to continue in 2006-2007. Besides, rising private … (except in Hungary). Inflation slowed down to very low levels and is no longer a serious problem. Hungary and Slovakia will …. Rising consumption was the main contributor to GDP growth in this region. That was partly the consequence of the increased …

encouraging now than in the recent past GDP growth will accelerate in most countries (without recurring inflation), but … new EU member states of Central and Eastern Europe (NMS-8) recorded higher GDP growth (5% on average) than in the previous … Macedonia), as well as in Belarus and Ukraine (Russia's GDP grew by 7% again). The transition economies have thus been one of …

Romania (which joined the EU on 1 January 2007) was also accelerating throughout 2006. Everywhere, except Hungary, GDP growth … has been driven predominantly by domestic demand. External trade, which significantly boosted GDP growth in a number of … forecasts of the GDP in individual NMS in 2007 and 2008 are looking very good. It is expected that household consumption will …

the economic balance of the first three years is a clear success for the whole EU. Over the period 2001-2003 GDP in the … that in 2001-2003 the NMS reduced the gap in per capita GDP in relation to the EU average by 2.7 p.p., and the pace of … stability indicators – inflation, current account status and fiscal balance – reveal a more differentiated and less favourable …

hurt directly or seriously. Even the possible indirect effects should not be too severe. GDP growth is projected to slow … down from about 6% in 2007 to some 5% per year over the period 2008 2010. Inflation will gradually decline, yet in most NMS … European region to enjoy faster GDP growth in 2009 and 2010 of up to 6%. Remittances and a credit boom will continue to fuel …

price developments (by M. Feldkircher, R. Martin and J. Wörz; pp. 1-7) Keywords inflation, mark-ups, competition …

relatively moderate GDP decline (-3.6%) on average for the new EU member states (NMS) reflects Poland's weight in the group, the … only EU country to have recorded positive GDP growth last year (Albania and Kazakhstan registered positive growth rates as …

growth to 1% in 2010 which will speed up to 2.5% in 2011 and 3.5% in 2012. GDP growth will be higher in the CIS countries and … policy rests supports deflationary/stagnation tendencies in low-inflation/low-growth countries and bolsters booms/inflation … in high-inflation/high-growth countries. Whereas Germany has fallen victim to this policy, in a number of other countries …