There are few signs that Europe’s migrant crisis has had much economic impact on Central Eastern Europe (CEE). However, if recent border controls were to become a permanent fixture, the region could be affected via disruptions to manufacturing supply chains. Tourism could be hit too if such controls were kept in place until next summer. But over a longer horizon, a larger influx of migrants could be one solution to the region’s looming demographic crunch.
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