–Ukraine conflict little affected by potential trade and investment disruption, more by political escalation (by Gábor Hunya; pp. 7 …-10) Bilateral trade between Bulgaria and Romania the upturn after EU accession (by Sándor Richter; pp. 11-13) Recommended reading (p …. 14) Statistical Annex Selected monthly data on the economic situation in Central, East and Southeast Europe (pp. 16-25) …

In its new special issue on the economies of Central, East and Southeast Europe, The Vienna Institute for International … in unit labour costs. Despite this (and despite growth being weaker than expected in the euro zone), NMS foreign trade … continues to perform excellently. Foreign trade has been even more instrumental in generating GDP growth in the first quarter of …

political reasons. In Southeast Europe, growth has on average remained strong, though it has come down in Romania and Serbia … growth in Ukraine has been spectacular, reflecting weak investment demand and the deterioration of foreign trade. By and …

This wiiw report reviews the economic situation in the new EU member states, in the countries of Southeast Europe, in … integration. The signs of a robust economic upswing in most countries of Central and Eastern Europe are overwhelming. Industrial … output, construction, foreign trade and quarterly GDP figures confirm this development. The economic recovery in the 'old EU …

. In Southeast Europe, trade integration is (with few exceptions such as Bulgaria) still rather low and many countries in … new EU member states of Central and Eastern Europe (NMS-8) recorded higher GDP growth (5% on average) than in the previous … private consumption (Poland, Slovakia, Estonia and Lithuania). Growth accelerated also in Southeast Europe (except Croatia and …

2004. As such, this is likely to reflect a natural realignment of trade patterns following the communist era, as well as …

Distribution Europe's position in trade in knowledge-intensive business services (by Joseph Francois and Olga Pindyuk; pp. 6 … Trade, Competitiveness and FDI What kind of socio-economic order do we need in Europe? (by Kazimierz Laski and Leon …-12) Keywords trade, knowledge-intensive business services Countries covered European Union, OECD, East Asia Topics International …