The economic recovery in CESEE has strengthened further in recent months, resulting in a number of additional upgrades to our growth forecasts for 2021, to 5.4% on the regional average. This good performance has been built on two important foundation stones: the adaptation of the CESEE economies...

Unit labour cost developments in the EU a structural analysis (by Michael Landesmann and Doris Hanzl-Weiss; pp. 1-9) Keywords unit labour costs rebalancing, competitiveness Countries covered European Union Topics International Trade, Competitiveness and FDI The various ‘faces’ of the EU...

Slovakia after the elections (by Doris Hanzl-Weiss; pp. 1-3) Keywords Elections, Fiscal policy Countries covered Slovakia Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Labour market issues in Europe’s Eastern and Western Balkan neighbours (by Hermine Vidovic; pp. 4-9) Keywords Labour market,...

The automotive industry in the New Member States a brief review (by Doris Hanzl; pp. 1-5) Keywords automotive industry, foreign direct investment Countries covered New EU Member States Topics Sectoral studies; International Trade, Competitiveness and FDI Migration plans and expected length of...