Monthly Report No. 5/2009

New Hungarian government prescribes bitter medicine (by S. Richter; pp. 1-2) Keywords Hungary, crisis, fiscal adjustment Countries covered Hungary Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy The steel industry in Central and Eastern Europe restructuring and prospects (by J. Poznanska; pp. 3-8) Keywords steel industry, restructuring, crisis Countries covered CEE, CIS Topics Industry Transition unanswered questions (by A. K. Kozminski; pp. 9-14) Keywords transition, post-socialist, reform Countries covered CEE, CIS Topics Other Statistical Annex Selected monthly data on the economic situation in Southeast Europe, Russia and Ukraine (pp. 15-23) Guide to wiiw statistical services on Central, East and Southeast Europe, Russia and Ukraine (p. 25)