The intensity of competition in Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe stylized facts and repercussions for sectoral price developments (by M. Feldkircher, R. Martin and J. Wörz; pp. 1-7) Keywords inflation, mark-ups, competition, concentration Countries covered CEE, SEE Topics Macroeconomic...

No take-off in Central, East and Southeast Europe so far (by Vasily Astrov) Albania the remedy is worse than the disease? (by Mario Holzner) Bosnia and Herzegovina still making up its mind (by Vladimir Gligorov) Kazakhstan low oil prices create devaluation pressure (by Olga Pindyuk) Kosovo...

Albania good quarters, bad quarters (by M. Holzner; pp. 1-3) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Albania Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy Bosnia and Herzegovina moderately depressed economy in a climate of political uptightness (by J. Pöschl;...

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,...

The present economic crisis bears all the familiar hallmarks of the financial, debt-related and structural aspects of current account crises. All these aspects have lasting level effects and recovery can be very protracted. Export-led growth was an important feature of the recovery period...

Bulgaria negative economic sentiment prevails (by Rumen Dobrinsky) Croatia no upturn yet (by Hermine Vidovic) Czech Republic heading for a change (by Leon Podkaminer) Estonia consumers keep growth alive (by Sebastian Leitner) Hungary the well-known pre-election tunes are played again (by Sándor...

Albania the importance of being aside (by M. Holzner, pp. 1-3) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Albania Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy Bosnia and Herzegovina suffering from unfavourable constellations (by J. Pöschl, pp. 4-7) Keywords...

Russia in the global financial storm (by P. Havlik, pp. 1-4) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Russia Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy Ukraine 'hard landing' in sight (by V. Astrov, pp. 5-7) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation...

The report analyses recent economic developments and short- and medium-term prospects of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, Southeast Europe including Turkey, as well as Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine and China. Separate chapters present an overview of developments in the European Union's...

After a long period of convergence, Central, East and Southeast Europe experienced a deep recession in 2009. The 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...