corresponding rate with the investments. For this reason, the investment rate of companies is currently almost at the same level as … in the years 2000–2008. However, after the financial crisis the development of investment volume has been weaker in … capital in clearly better in Finland than in most other European countries. The investment rate in Finland is reduced …

' investment decisions. Higher monetary policy rates affect firms' investment decisions by raising the costs of external financing … increase in monetary policy rates is associated with a reduction in corporate investment, particularly by smaller firms. …

Brief analyses the most recent developments in trade and investment activities of China, Austria and the EU in CESEE, which … investments throughout Eurasia and Africa, was first presented by China's President Xi Jinping in 2013. China has identified the … investment in the Port of Piraeus (Greece) and the diplomatic initiative '16+1', comprising eleven EU Member States and five …

China is by far the world's largest consumer of primary energy. Its vast energy demands are a leading issue for global … nuclear and renewables, China still burns tremendous amounts of coal to meet its primary energy needs. Domestic energy … consumption has risen faster than energy production, and thereby increased China's dependence on energy imports. China is the …

Belarus, Russia and Ukraine as well as in China. For each country, it provides a forecast relating to GDP growth, inflation … and China (the latter country has been included for the first time in our report), create every impression of having … integrated fully into the global economy and added to its dynamics. That notwithstanding, if we disregard China, the other …

year, largely thanks to expanding domestic demand - in particular of investment (Czech Republic, Hungary and Latvia) and of … 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 …

, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, and China). A short analysis of … associated with a slow expansion of gross fixed investment; massive declines in the rates of growth of industrial production …, the robust growth in Russia may be a thing of the past. Already in 2004 investment growth was disappointing, reflecting …

investment. The positive contribution of net exports to GDP growth is expected to continue in 2006-2007. Besides, rising private … consumption and investment should be playing a stronger role than in 2005. With continuing appreciation of the domestic currencies … (except in Hungary). Inflation slowed down to very low levels and is no longer a serious problem. Hungary and Slovakia will …