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Central Europe heading for a jobless recovery

History suggests that the economies of Central Europe (Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic; the CE3) have in the past had to grow by between 3.0%-3.5% in order to create jobs. But the region’s economies are unlikely to expand at this pace for at least the next couple of years. In short, this recovery is shaping up to be a jobless one.

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