The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) expects GDP in Central, East and Southeast Europe (CESEE) to pick up speed and grow on average by 2-3% over the forecast period 2014-2016 a major driving force rooted in an upward reversal of public and private investment. The...

Employment and unemployment in the Western Balkans an assessment (by A. Iara and H. Vidovic, pp. 1-10) Keywords labour market, employment, Western Balkans Countries covered SEE Topics Labour and Migration Skills and the performance of exports (by R. Stehrer; pp. 11-14) Keywords export...

Russian Federation signs of fragile recovery (by P. Havlik; pp. 1-3) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Austria, Russia Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy Ukraine ongoing credit crunch (by V. Astrov; pp. 4-6) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP...

Bulgaria growing economy, widening external deficit (by Anton Mihailov) Countries covered Bulgaria Romania becoming attractive for investors (by Gábor Hunya) Countries covered Romania Croatia worsening external imbalances (by Hermine Vidovic) Countries covered Croatia Macedonia growth returns...

Hungarian agriculture - starting the fifth year within the European Union (by M. Szabó, pp. 1-7) Keywords agriculture, international trade Countries covered Hungary Topics Agriculture and Food Industry; International Trade and Competitiveness Migration from and to Hungary (by S. Richter, pp....

The Russian-Ukrainian gas deal a question mark (by Vasily Astrov, pp. 2-3) Countries covered Russia, Ukraine Topics International Trade and Competitiveness, Industry Alternative indicators of economic growth and real convergence in the transition countries (by Ruzena Vintrová, pp. 4-10)...

Czech Republic slow growth, a sign of strength? (by Josef Pöschl) Countries covered Czech Republic Hungary getting out of the deficit trap? (by Sándor Richter) Countries covered Hungary Poland strong exports, continuing fiscal disarray (by Leon Podkaminer) Countries covered Poland Russian...

Russian Federation growing economy, deteriorating politics (by Peter Havlik, pp. 1-4) Countries covered Russian Federation Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy Ukraine the time of big business returns (by Vasily Astrov, pp. 5-7) Countries covered Ukraine Topics Macroeconomic...

Political turmoil and early elections in Bulgaria (by Rumen Dobrinsky; pp. 1-4) Keywords Bulgaria, elections Countries covered Bulgaria Topics Other A revival of industrial policy as a growth model for Russia? (by Peter Havlik; pp. 5-6) Keywords industrial policy, growth model Countries covered...

The member states' net financial position vis-à-vis the EU budget what has changed since the enlargement? (by S. Richter, pp. 1-7) Countries covered European Union Topics Economic Integration Current status of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) negotiations (by O. Pindyuk, pp. 8-12) Countries...