Monthly Report No. 8-9/2009

Austria's economic relations with Ukraine (by V. Astrov; pp. 1-3) Keywords economic cooperation, neighbourhood policy Countries covered Austria, Ukraine Topics International Trade and Competitiveness; Foreign Direct Investment; Economic Integration NMS grain production in 2009 calm on the market (by Z. Lukas; pp. 4-8) Keywords grain production, grain market, grain prices Countries covered New EU Member States Topics Agriculture and Food Industry The misery of the Hungarian food industry (by D. Hanzl-Weiss; pp. 9-15) Keywords food industry, transition Countries covered Hungary Topics Agriculture and Food Industry Multiplier effects of governmental spending in Central and Eastern Europe a quantitative assessment (by L. Podkaminer; pp. 16-18) Keywords fiscal multiplier, saving propensity, import intensity Countries covered New EU Member States, Ukraine, Croatia Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy Statistical Annex Selected monthly data on the economic situation in Southeast Europe, Russia and Ukraine (pp. 19-27) Guide to wiiw statistical services on Central, East and Southeast Europe, Russia and Ukraine (p. 29)