Albania the importance of being aside (by M. Holzner, pp. 1-3) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation … constellations (by J. Pöschl, pp. 4-7) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Bosnia and Herzegovina …. 8-9) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Kazakhstan Topics Macroeconomic Analysis …

Russia in the global financial storm (by P. Havlik, pp. 1-4) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation …. 5-7) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Ukraine Topics Macroeconomic Analysis …, Forecasts and Policy Croatia slowing economy (by H. Vidovic, pp. 8-9) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation …

climate and expect the SEE-7 to return to higher growth by the year 2010. Inflation has calmed down, but it is still a matter … current account has widened. Unemployment is high, a fact that will not change substantially during the next few years …. Inflation calms down The whole region was hit by the external price shock that swiftly resulted in a rapid surge in domestic …

(except in Hungary). Inflation slowed down to very low levels and is no longer a serious problem. Hungary and Slovakia will … unemployment rates have stabilized. Exports of goods and services grew strongly throughout the region, while imports expanded even … Serbia, which has seen accelerating inflation, and Romania, where disinflation has been interrupted. The downside to that is …

Belarus, Russia and Ukraine as well as in China. For each country, it provides a forecast relating to GDP growth, inflation …, unemployment and current accounts in 2004 and 2005. The report is supplemented by an analysis of the challenges posed by European … system; high unemployment and the lack of social security are a seedbed for poverty, widespread petty crime and political …

average rate of unemployment in the NMS is nearly twice as high as in the EU-15 (mainly on account of Poland and Slovakia); in … to EU accession and rising energy prices), inflation resumed its downward trend, reaching low single digits in most NMS … (except Slovakia) and in the remaining transition countries as well (except Romania, Serbia and Ukraine). Russian inflation …

Russian Federation signs of fragile recovery (by P. Havlik; pp. 1-3) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation …. Astrov; pp. 4-6) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Ukraine Topics Macroeconomic Analysis …, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Croatia Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy Macedonia elusive …

Albania agnostic growth forecast (by M. Holzner; pp. 1-2) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries … constellation (by J. Pöschl; pp. 3-5) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Bosnia and Herzegovina … forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Croatia Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Kazakhstan rebound is faster …