This paper examines one specific aspect of the Bulgarian debt workout, namely its impact on the behaviour and performance of the enterprises which were covered in the program. In pursuing this goal we have followed two main lines of research. First, an attempt is made to evaluate the overall...

This paper examines one specific aspect of the Bulgarian debt workout, namely its impact on the behaviour and performance of the enterprises which were covered in the program. In pursuing this goal we have followed two main lines of research. First, an attempt is made to evaluate the overall...

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...

This series of enterprise case studies grew out from a 1995-1996 research project at IIASA. It acknowledged the importance of export development for the recovery of the economies of Central and Eastern Europe following their deep transformational recession in 1990-1994. The main goal was a...

Growth in the CESEE region will follow the unimpressive pattern displayed by the euro area. The longer-term convergence of income levels in the CESEE countries can no longer be expected to be as rapid as was assumed a decade or so ago. Growth in the period 2015-2017 is not going to deviate...