Since the start of transition, the currencies of most East European countries have experienced an abrupt real depreciation, followed by a trend real appreciation over the subsequent years. Within the framework of a panel-data study for eight Central European transition countries - Hungary, the...

Russia and four other CIS countries - Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan - are important energy producers and possess substantial reserves, particularly as far as natural gas is concerned. Russia alone accommodates about one quarter of the global gas reserves and has established...

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, nine answers (by Vasily Astrov, Vladimir Gligorov...

The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) expects GDP in Central, East and Southeast Europe (CESEE) to pick up speed and grow on average by 2-3% over the forecast period 2014-2016 a major driving force rooted in an upward reversal of public and private investment. The...

The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) expects GDP in Central, East and Southeast Europe (CESEE) to pick up speed and grow on average by 2-3% over the forecast period 2014-2016 a major driving force rooted in an upward reversal of public and private investment. The...

Russian Federation signs of fragile recovery (by P. Havlik; pp. 1-3) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Austria, Russia Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy Ukraine ongoing credit crunch (by V. Astrov; pp. 4-6) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP...

The Russian-Ukrainian gas deal a question mark (by Vasily Astrov, pp. 2-3) Countries covered Russia, Ukraine Topics International Trade and Competitiveness, Industry Alternative indicators of economic growth and real convergence in the transition countries (by Ruzena Vintrová, pp. 4-10)...

Russian Federation growing economy, deteriorating politics (by Peter Havlik, pp. 1-4) Countries covered Russian Federation Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy Ukraine the time of big business returns (by Vasily Astrov, pp. 5-7) Countries covered Ukraine Topics Macroeconomic...

Ukraine, the European Union and EU Eastern enlargement (by Vasily Astrov) Countries covered Ukraine, European Union Household tax compliance in Central, East and Southeast Europe (by Edward Christie and Mario Holzner) Countries covered SEE, CEE Optimal currency areas in transition (by Vladimir...

Supply-demand imbalanced drive food prices (by Zdenek Lukas; pp. 1-6) Keywords agricultural production, food supply and demand, food prices, inflation Countries covered EU, New EU Member States Topics Sectoral studies; Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy The gas and electricity sectors of the...