The report analyses recent economic developments and short- and medium-term development prospects, covering the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Southeast Europe including Turkey, together with Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and China. Separate chapters present an overview of...

The role of services in the new member states a comparative analysis based on input-output tables (by D. Hanzl-Weiss and R. Stehrer; pp. 1-8) Keywords NMS, input-output, services Countries covered New EU Member States Topics Sectoral studies Intra-Visegrad Group trade after the EU accession (by...

Graph of the month Inequalities in hourly earnings at PPP measured by the Gini index, 2002-2010 (p. 1) Opinion corner Presidential election in Romania will the new broom sweep cleaner? (by Gábor Hunya; pp. 2-3) Earnings levels, inequality and coverage rates of collective agreements (by Sebastian...

Interim Romanian government sworn in any room for manoeuvring? (by Gábor Hunya; pp. 1-4) Keywords Elections, Fiscal policy Countries covered Romania Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Croatia's EU membership lessons from earlier accessions (by Hermine Vidovic; pp. 5 7) Keywords Integration,...

Updated wiiw forecasts for 2004 and 2005 (by Peter Havlik and Leon Podkaminer) Bulgaria economy keeps growing fuelled by credit expansion (by Anton Mihailov) Countries covered Bulgaria Romania booming, but cumbersome years ahead until EU accession (by Gábor Hunya) Countries covered Romania...

Please help us to improve the Statistical Annex by filling in the survey. Graph of the month Ukraine and Russia shares in exports and imports of selected countries, 2013, in % (p. 1) Opinion corner How realistic is the construction of the South Stream pipeline in the present circumstances? (by...

Content The first part of the publication contains an analysis of the latest FDI trends. The analysis highlights the modest recovery of FDI in 2013. The second part of the publication contains two sets of tables Tables I total flow and stock data, FDI flow by components and FDI income, FDI per...

Content The first part of the publication contains an analysis of the latest FDI trends. The analysis highlights the modest recovery of FDI in 2012. The second part of the publication contains two sets of tables Tables I total flow and stock data, FDI flow by components and FDI income, FDI per...

Content New coverage Kazakhstan Turkey The first part of the publication contains an analysis of the latest FDI trends. The analysis highlights the temporary recovery of FDI in 2011. The second part of the publication contains two sets of tables Tables I total flow and stock data, FDI flow by...

Content The first part of the publication contains an analysis of the latest FDI trends. The analysis highlights the diverging patterns of FDI recovery in 2010. The second part of the publication contains two sets of tables Tables I total flow and stock data, FDI flow by form and FDI income, FDI...