The dark side of the Balkans (the shadow economy in Southeastern Europe) (by Edward Christie and Mario Holzner) Are CEECs trapped in low-quality export specialization? (by Uwe Dullek, Neil Foster, Robert Stehrer and Julia Wörz) Do interest rate differentials determine the movements in the...

The fear of intervention the case of the Polish zloty (by Pawel Kowalewski, p. 1) Sector profile the textile and clothing sector in the CEECs (by Doris Hanzl-Weiss, p. 5) 'State of play' in the EU accession negotiations (Table, p.19) Selected monthly data on the economic situation in ten...

Hungarian manufacturing - the shooting star in Central and Eastern Europe (by Doris Hanzl-Weiß and Waltraut Urban) Countries covered CEE, Hungary The 2002 Regular Reports on the EU candidate countries (by Sandor Richter) The Baltic countries from the rouble to the euro (by Pawel Kowalewski)...

From ERM to ERM2 - from one crisis to another? (by Pawel Kowalewski) Structural militarization in post-communist Russia (by Steven Rosefielde) Neoliberal economic policy hampers integration of Central and Eastern Europe (by Raimund Dietz) Countries covered CEE Selected monthly data on the...

Slovak flat tax more pain than gain? (by Zdenek Lukas) Countries covered Slovakia Hungary targeting an inconsistency? (by Pawel Kowalewski) Countries covered Hungary The Common Economic Space agreement origin and prospects (by Vasily Astrov) Selected monthly data on the economic situation in ten...

Introduction of the euro implications for the statistics on transition countries (by Peter Havlik, p. 1) The euro enters into circulation impact on the transition economies (by Pawel Kowalewski, p. 5) Foreign currency holdings in the Central and Eastern European countries (by Helmut Stix, p. 10)...

Trade structure and convergence a comparison of CEECs to different world regions (by Julia Wörz) The weak dollar and its repercussions on Central and Eastern Europe (by Pawel Kowalewski) Conference Report 'WTO Round Basic Issues' (by Julia Wörz) Selected monthly data on the economic situation...

The basic dilemma of Poland's monetary strategy beyond 2003 (by Karol Lutowski) Slovenian exchange rate policy (by Janez Novak) EU signals reservations about early expansion of euro area (by Pawel Kowalewski) Selected monthly data on the economic situation in ten transition countries, 2002 to...

Sooner or later all the accession economies will have to join the ERM2 - a mandatory framework for all those countries that face the challenge of joining the EU. Entering the eurozone will be an unprecedented achievement. The achievement will be all the more remarkable given the unique...

Low inflation hit the Japanese economy shortly after the burst of the bubble in stocks and real estate in 1991 and has haunted the domestic economy ever since. The bubbles were partly attributable to prolonged monetary easing in the second half of 1980s, which was conducted to increase domestic...