Belarus, Russia and Ukraine as well as in China. For each country, it provides a forecast relating to GDP growth, inflation … positive growth figures recorded by the global economy as a whole. Central and Eastern Europe, together with Russia, Ukraine … instability. Finally, despite high GDP growth, structural distortions still characterize both Russia and Ukraine, whose economies …

recorded in Serbia and Montenegro. Russia and Ukraine performed very well, registering significant and balanced growth. The … much more essential structural changes in the composition of exports have certainly continued. For Russia, external … combined effects of those impacts cannot yet be reliably quantified. Russia's and Ukraine's GDP growth is likely to slow down …

, excepting Russia and most post-Yugoslav countries. Despite weak growth in the EU, exports of the accession countries (and of …

accession may be postponed yet again; it is unclear what course future EU Russia relations will take. In Ukraine the slowdown in …

, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, and China). A short analysis of …, the robust growth in Russia may be a thing of the past. Already in 2004 investment growth was disappointing, reflecting …

still facing policy challenges and that adds to the volatility rather than sustainability of its growth prospects. Russia …