Emerging Europe Chart Pack Markets recovery still going strong (Oct 07) 19th October 2007 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Chart Pack Q2 GDP growth a mixed bag (Sep 07) Second quarter GDP growth figures released last month proved to be something of a mixed bag. While Russia and Slovakia continue to boom and overheating remains a concern in Latvia and Lithuania... 17th September 2007 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Chart Pack Markets hit by increased investor risk aversion (Aug 07) The troubles in US credit markets prompted a sell-off in Emerging Europe assets last month. Equity markets initially fell by around 2-7%, currencies by 2-5% and bond spreads rose by around 40bps as... 8th August 2007 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Chart Pack Central Bank activism could be on the rise (Jul 07) Recent events suggest that Central Banks across Emerging Europe could be becoming more activist. Last month, the National Bank of Hungary cut rates by 25bps to 7.75%, without an accompanying... 11th July 2007 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Chart Pack Labour market tightening continues (Jun 07) Labour markets across Central Europe and the Baltics are tightening. Last month unemployment hit record lows in the Czech Republic and Latvia and wage growth accelerated to fresh highs in Poland... 21st June 2007 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Chart Pack Strong Q1 growth underlines positive outlook (May 07) Preliminary estimates of Q1 GDP have so far confirmed our view that the regional growth outlook remains strong. Growth in Russia accelerated to nearly 8% in the last quarter, only marginally slower... 17th May 2007 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Chart Pack Growth outlook still favourable (Mar 07) Latest indicators suggest that the growth outlook for the region generally remains good. While domestic demand is now slowing in most countries, from very strong levels last year, there are notable... 4th May 2007 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Chart Pack Inflation rates start to diverge (Apr 07) Inflation trends across the region are diverging. In Poland, the Czech Republic and the Baltics, strong growth is starting to hit capacity constraints, causing price pressures to build. Inflation has... 4th May 2007 · 1 min read