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Euro-zone more to blame for Q2 slowdown than Ukraine

The slowdown in Central and South Eastern Europe in the second quarter has raised concerns about the region’s exposure to the crisis in Ukraine. In this Watch, we dig deeper into the GDP data to see what was behind weaker growth. The short point is that events in the euro-zone appear to have been more important than Ukraine. We also take a closer look at the proposed next step of sanctions on Russia by the EU and what implications this might have.

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