The outlook for the world economy has improved in the course of 2010 and the recovery has gained strength in the EU as well. The Central, East and Southeast European countries (CESEE) have also recovered from the crisis; the majority of them recorded positive GDP growth. On average, the recent...

For 2011 the wiiw central scenario envisages further improvements in the economic performance of those countries that were still stagnating or contracting in 2010 (Bulgaria, Latvia, Romania, Croatia, Macedonia and Montenegro). However, in those countries that performed reasonably well in 2010...

Presentations at wiiw Spring Seminar 2003 Transition Countries Overview and Outlook (Leon Podkaminer) Fiscal and Financial Aspects of EU Enlargement the Issue of Transfers (Sándor Richter) Fiscal Implications of EU Enlargement for the CEECs (Roman Römisch) Lessons to be Learnt from Earlier...

External determinants Two key factors currently affect the economic prospects of CESEE the crisis in the euro area and movements in the commodity prices. For Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine declining world market prices of energy carriers, steel and other basic commodities are vital. For most of...

Czech Republic slow growth, a sign of strength? (by Josef Pöschl) Countries covered Czech Republic Hungary getting out of the deficit trap? (by Sándor Richter) Countries covered Hungary Poland strong exports, continuing fiscal disarray (by Leon Podkaminer) Countries covered Poland Russian...

Bulgaria from campaign rhetoric to post-election realpolitik (by A. Mihailov; pp. 1-3) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Austria, Bulgaria Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy Czech Republic bottoming out likely (by L. Podkaminer; pp. 4-7)...

Bulgaria steady growth (by Anton Mihailov) Countries covered Bulgaria Croatia trade deficit high again (by Hermine Vidovic) Countries covered Croatia Czech Republic after the flood (by Josef Pöschl) Countries covered Czech Republic Hungary growth driven by domestic demand (by Sandor Richter)...

Bulgaria muddling through (by A. Mihailov; pp. 1-3) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Bulgaria Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Czech Republic changing structure of growth (by L. Podkaminer; pp. 4-7) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation...

Crisis management in selected countries of Central, East and Southeast Europe (by A. Mihailov, G. Hunya, S. Richter, Z. Lukas, S. Leitner and V. Astrov; pp. 1-10) Keywords crisis management, fiscal stimulus Countries covered Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Latvia, Ukraine Topics...

Bulgaria on the brink of overheating (by A. Mihailov, pp. 1-3) Countries covered Bulgaria Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy The Czech Republic performing better than expected (by L. Podkaminer, pp. 4-6) Countries covered Czech Republic Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts...