two years. It covers twelve transition countries Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia (FYRM), Poland … provide a broader view. In the recent past, more or less all transition countries were confronted with a slowdown of economic … three of the transition countries considered in this report -- Hungary, Poland and Slovenia -- give the impression of having …

For the first time since the transformation began, all transition economies recorded GDP growth in the year 2000. Some … of the traditional 'losers' grew much faster than the traditional 'winners' of the transition process. The average growth … taxation. With the coming slowdown of growth in the EU, the export sectors of the transition countries will come under pressure …

covers twelve transition countries Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia …

After satisfactory performance of the transition countries in 2000, growth slowed down in 2001 as the external … advanced transition countries will remain relatively low (and the high Slovak deficit is expected to go down). In Yugoslavia … the transition countries may actually have been depreciating in real terms. Competitiveness need not have suffered - the …

After satisfactory performance of the transition countries in 2000, their growth slowed down in 2001 as the external …

Despite the unfavourable external economic climate over the past three years, the transition countries have displayed a … slowdown threatening the transition countries' short- and medium-term growth prospects to any marked degree. Scheduled to join …, the situation in most countries in the Western Balkans remains precarious. The economies of the transition countries in …

The transition countries approach EU enlargement with GDP growth outperforming the 'old' EU. In 2003, Poland's economy … prolonged near-stagnation in the EU has had limited impacts on GDP growth in the transition (and even the accession) countries …, though remaining quite high. Moderate and fairly stable growth is also expected in other transition countries not yet …

transition, their economies were dominated by relatively uncompetitive low-technology industries, which made them less …

structural problems. High growth in many of the low-income transition countries should not divert attention away from the …