Emerging Europe Chart Pack Fiscal improvement is unsustainable (May 08) The public finances of every country in the region have strengthened considerably over the past few years. But recent developments suggest that this trend may not last for long. Rapid receipts growth... 22nd May 2008 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Further rate hikes in the pipeline (May 08) 19th May 2008 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Chart Pack Deficit countries start to feel the pinch (Apr 08) The divergence in growth trends across the region is becoming more marked. Countries running large current account deficits have begun to feel the pinch from a deterioration in global financing... 29th April 2008 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Central Banks turn hawkish (Mar 08) Central Banks across the region are turning increasingly hawkish in response to rising inflationary pressures and turmoil in global financial markets. We expect interest rates to be hiked in Poland... 21st April 2008 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Still in hawkish mode (Apr 08) Emerging Europe Central Bank Watch 1 Apr. 2008 EMERGING EUROPE CENTRAL BANK WATCH Policymakers across the region remain in hawkish mode. A sharp spike in wage growth is likely to prompt another 50bps... 21st April 2008 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economic Outlook Growth trends set to diverge (Q1 2008) On the whole, Emerging Europe looks well placed to weather a global economic slowdown. Providing growth in the euro-zone does not slow too sharply, the region should expand by around 6% this year. But... 18th March 2008 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Chart Pack Central Banks buck global trend and turn hawkish (Mar 08) Central Banks across the region are turning hawkish, despite the fact that their counterparts in the West are adopting an increasingly dovish stance in the face of a global economic slowdown. The... 13th March 2008 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Currency weakness to prompt hike in Hungary (Feb 08) The focus this month will be on Hungary, where a recent drop in the forint could prompt a 50bps hike in interest rates. Elsewhere, another 25bps cut is possible in Turkey depending on currency... 19th February 2008 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Chart Pack Markets take another hammering (Feb 08) Financial markets across Emerging Europe have sold off sharply over the last month as concerns about the health of the global economy continue to build, denting investor risk appetite. Equities have... 14th February 2008 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Policy tightening set to resume in Poland (Jan 08) The focus this month will be on Poland, where we expect the National Bank to raise interest rates by 25bps in response to rising inflationary pressures. We expect policymakers elsewhere in the region... 18th January 2008 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Chart Pack Labour markets continue to tighten (Jan 08) 15th January 2008 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Chart Pack Shining stars enter 2008 with plenty of momentum (Dec 07) 20th December 2007 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economic Outlook Positive growth outlook conceals mounting risks (Q4 2007) We remain upbeat on the growth outlook for Emerging Europe. But this is largely due to our positive assessment of the prospects for Russia and to a lesser extent Turkey and Poland, which between them... 14th December 2007 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Policymakers to pause before Christmas break (Dec 07) As usual, December’s rate setting meetings in Central Europe have been brought forward a week to avoid a clash with the Christmas break. We expect interest rates to remain on hold across the region... 6th December 2007 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Poland and Czech Rep. to hike, Hungary to cut (Nov 07) Brace yourselves for what could be an actionpacked series of rate-setting meetings next week. A 25bps hike in Polish interest rates is pretty much guaranteed following the spike in inflation last... 19th November 2007 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Chart Pack Inflation pressures continue to mount (Nov 07) Inflationary pressures are continuing to build across much of Emerging Europe. Strong growth is causing capacity constraints to bite and has pushed up core inflation in the Baltics, Balkans and Russia... 9th November 2007 · 1 min read
