preserve their positive growth differential vis-à-vis the EU-28, Russia and Ukraine are facing a deterioration of their … years after the fall of the Iron Curtain, the current crisis in relations between Russia and the West is evolving into a … year. In Russia, the costs of the conflict are estimated to be to the tune of about 1% of GDP, primarily on account of …

2015. The decline in world market prices for energy carriers will negatively affect both Kazakhstan and Russia, with real … heavily on exports to Russia and Ukraine. However, assuming a peaceful resolution to the Ukrainian conflict in 2015, it is …

A functioning Belarus-Russia-Kazakhstan Customs Union (BRK-CU) would comprise the bulk of the FSU economy and represent … indicate that during the period 1999-2009 liberalization took place primarily in the trade of Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan and … CET adoption, the average (un-weighted) level of protection declined by about 2 p.p. in Russia and 1.3 p.p. in Belarus …

euro area crisis (such as Russia, Poland, Ukraine and Turkey), growth dynamics progressively decelerated in the second half … consumption in most CESEE countries, with the exception of Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and the Baltic states. In turn, investment … the CESEE region the Baltic states, Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkey, which are less dependent on the troubled euro area and …

Economic consequences of the Georgian-Russian conflict (by P. Havlik and V. Astrov, pp. 1-11) Keywords Georgia, Russia …, conflict, war Countries covered Georgia, Russia Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy EU Structural funds in … Central, East and Southeast Europe, Russia and Ukraine (p. 34) …

Countries covered MENA, CESEE Topics Other The EU and Russia both important for Ukraine (by Vasily Astrov; pp. 8-9) Keywords … Ukraine, trade association, Russia, EU Countries covered Ukraine, Russia, EU Topics International Trade, Competitiveness and …

unemployment rates over the medium term. However, substantial downward risks include possible effects from the current Russia …

Graph of the month Dependence of selected European countries on gas imports from Russia, 2012, in % (p. 1) Some lesser … known facts about Ukraine’s foreign trade (by Peter Havlik; pp. 2-5) Opinion corner Russia and Ukraine – three questions …