A few reflections on fiscal and monetary policy in the euro area (by J. Pöschl; pp. 1-3) Keywords fiscal policy, monetary policy, euro area Countries covered EU Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy; International Trade, Competitiveness and FDI Unit labour costs, exchange rates and responses...

Table Overview 2013 and outlook 2014-2016 (p. 1) Figure 2013 estimate and 2014 forecast for CESEE growth drivers (p. 2) Bulgaria upcoming early elections take centre stage (by Rumen Dobrinsky; p. 3) Croatia recession continues (by Hermine Vidovic; p. 4) Czech Republic fiscal relaxation to...

Iraq crisis, oil price and economies in transition (by Vasily Astrov) Countries covered Iraq Iraq and the Balkans (by Vladimir Gligorov) Countries covered Iraq, Balkan States Structural change and productivity growth in Central and Eastern Europe (by Peter Havlik) Countries covered CEE Poland's...

The European Commission grossly underestimates the effects of German domestic demand expansion (by Leon Podkaminer; pp. 1-2) Keywords income elasticity of imports, external imbalances Countries covered Germany, EU Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy, International Trade, Competitiveness and...

New EU member countries joining the euro zone the criteria of demonstrable maturity (by Josef Pöschl) Countries covered New EU Member States Moldova Europe's poorhouse (by Roman Römisch) Countries covered Moldova Assessing the demand for food in Europe by the year 2010 (by Leon Podkaminer)...

The Czech Republic high growth likely to slow down (by Leon Podkaminer, pp. 1-3) Countries covered Czech Republic Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy Hungary convergence programme revised (by Sándor Richter, pp. 4-6) Countries covered Hungary Topics Macroeconomic Analysis,...

Poland's competitive position in the enlarged EU (by Leon Podkaminer, pp. 1-8) Countries covered Poland Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy; International Trade and Competitiveness Ownership structure and development of Russian firms (by Andrei Kuznetsov and Rostislav...

Belarus sustainable growth without structural reforms? (by Vasily Astrov) Countries covered Belarus

Inflation, exchange rates and the real catch-up (by Leon Podkaminer) Specialization patterns in CEEC manufacturing (by Julia Wörz) Agriculture in transition countries in 2003 hit by the drought (by Zdenek Lukas) Selected monthly data on the economic situation in ten transition countries, 2002...

Real convergence and real appreciation the Czech experience (by Ales Čapek, p. 1) CEE agriculture in an enlarged EU a hard landing ahead? (by Lukas Zdenek, p. 8) The evolution of inequality in Poland (by Leon Podkaminer, p. 12) Selected monthly data on the economic situation in ten transition...