two years. It covers twelve transition countries Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia (FYRM), Poland … provide a broader view. In the recent past, more or less all transition countries were confronted with a slowdown of economic … three of the transition countries considered in this report -- Hungary, Poland and Slovenia -- give the impression of having …

Despite the unfavourable external economic climate over the past three years, the transition countries have displayed a … slowdown threatening the transition countries' short- and medium-term growth prospects to any marked degree. Scheduled to join …, the situation in most countries in the Western Balkans remains precarious. The economies of the transition countries in …

After satisfactory performance of the transition countries in 2000, growth slowed down in 2001 as the external … contracted. This does not augur well for economic growth in the medium-term future. The contribution of foreign trade to GDP … advanced transition countries will remain relatively low (and the high Slovak deficit is expected to go down). In Yugoslavia …

This paper evaluates the global welfare impact of China's trade integration and technological change in a multi … toward its comparative disadvantage sectors. This finding is driven by the inherently multilateral nature of world trade. …

-Ukraine conflict; in particular the interruption of energy supplies, potential trade embargoes or additional interest rate risk premia …

-Ukraine conflict; in particular the interruption of energy supplies, potential trade embargoes or additional interest rate risk premia …

Europe, and deal with the changing role of the IMF in the region and the latest developments in foreign trade. …

trade, including a rise in demand for imports from the region. Increases in private consumption are not likely to be very … (i) a high degree of liberalization of trade, capital movements and financial market integration, and (ii) membership in …