Emerging Europe Economics Focus Labour market reform critical to Polish prospects Radical labour market reforms could boost potential GDP growth in Poland to 7% per annum. But with little political appetite for reform, we think that growth will drop back from 6% this year to around... 23rd May 2007 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Focus Hungary: the sick man of Central Europe? GDP growth in Hungary will slump to 2% this year and 2.5% in 2008 as a result of the government’s latest attempt to shore up the public finances. But once fiscal consolidation is complete, we think... 15th March 2007 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Focus How dependent is Russia on high energy prices? While the energy sector made an important contribution to real GDP growth in the early part of this decade, in recent years its direct contribution has fallen, despite rapid price increases. This is... 19th February 2007 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Focus Slovenia: A role model for Emerging Europe? On 1st January next year, Slovenia will make history by becoming the first of new EU member states to join the euro. But while the short-term prospects for the Slovenian economy look good, slow... 15th December 2006 · 1 min read
