firms that are engaged in international trade perform significantly better than those firms that trade on the domestic …

–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 …

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 … 2005 than in the past. It should be pointed out, however, that NMS trade with the 'old' EU has grown at a relatively slower …

growth in Ukraine has been spectacular, reflecting weak investment demand and the deterioration of foreign trade. By and …

outstanding feature of last year's economic developments was a boost in foreign trade (or of intra-EU dispatches and arrivals in … their aggregate trade balance slightly deteriorated (in fact foreign trade contributed positively to GDP growth in Poland … and 72% of imports represent intra-EU trade. Given the high (and rising) export surpluses of Russia and Ukraine - in both …

Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy Vertical integration of trade with China (by R. Stöllinger; pp. 9-13) Keywords trade …, integration Countries covered China, EU-27 Topics International Trade and Competitiveness FDI-related profits in the EU do host …

studies Intra-Visegrad Group trade after the EU accession (by S. Richter; pp. 9-14) Keywords trade, Visegrad countries, EU … accession Countries covered New EU Member States Topics International Trade, Competitiveness and FDI FDI among the Visegrad … covered New EU Member States Topics International Trade, Competitiveness and FDI Statistical Annex Selected monthly data on …