Romania EU entry and related environmental challenges (by Edward Christie, pp. 1-9) Countries covered Romania Topics Industry; Economic Integration China and India a comparison of recent economic growth trajectories (by Jayati Ghosh, pp. 10-13) Countries covered China, India Topics Macroeconomic...

Domestic absorption, real exchange rate and trade balances in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia (by Leon Podkaminer) Countries covered Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia Foreign direct investment in the Central European new EU members (by Gábor Hunya)...

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)...

Poland new government, but not-so-new policy? (by Leon Podkaminer; pp. 1-2 ) Keywords fiscal policy, fiscal consolidation Countries covered Poland Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Banks in Poland should be under domestic control (by Stefan Kawalec; pp. 3-10) Keywords banking system...

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...

The European Union and the MENA countries fostering North-South economic integration (by Sándor Richter; pp. 1-5) Keywords North-South, economic integration Countries covered European Union, MENA Topics Labour, Migration and Income Distribution Europe's position in trade in knowledge-intensive...

The new EU members' competitiveness in trade in services (by J. Wörz, pp. 1-6) Countries covered Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia Topics International Trade and Competitiveness; Services A brief history of Poland's nominal...

Transfers in the enlarged European Union after 2006 (by Sándor Richter) Structural change in Poland's labour productivity (by Leon Podkaminer) Regional growth poles in the CEE countries (by Roman Römisch) Selected monthly data on the economic situation in ten transition countries, 2001 to 2003...

Bulgaria recovery is losing steam (by Anton Mihailov; pp. 1-3) Keywords economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered Bulgaria Topics Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Czech Republic untimely austerity, uncertain exports (by Leon Podkaminer; pp. 4-6) Keywords economic forecasts,...

The Republic of Moldova short-lived recovery (by G. Hunya, pp. 1-9) Keywords Moldova, economic policy, economic transition Countries covered Moldova Topics Macroeconomic Analysis, Forecasts and Policy Patterns of international trade diversification in the transition economies (by M. Landesmann,...