Recoveries across Emerging Europe accelerated in Q2 as the easing of virus restrictions pushed GDP to, or above, pre-pandemic levels in most countries and we think this momentum will continue in Q3. However, the recovery has been accompanied by a marked increase in price pressures. Consumer and producer price inflation reached multi-year highs in July and shows no sign of letting up. We think inflation will fall only slightly in Russia and Turkey by year-end and will rise further above central banks’ targets in most of Central Europe. Interest rates are likely to be raised further in Russia, Ukraine, Czechia and Hungary and the risks are skewed to tightening cycles starting earlier than we currently expect in Poland and Romania.
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