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Central Europe & Baltic States

Economy / Hungary

Outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai warned the country's main political parties on February 22 of the potential rise of the far-right Jobbik party in April's upcoming elections, calling the party a 'monster that threatened democracy'. Jobbik (which campaigns on a broadly ethnic-nationalist policy platform)'s popularity has increased steadily throughout the economy's... 2010-02-25


Economy / Hungary

According to latest data from the Ministry of Finance, Hungary's central government budget deficit came in at HUF914bn through November 2009, marking a slight improvement upon the... 2010-02-25


Economy / Lithuania

Industrial production in Lithuania contracted by 6.8% y-o-y in January according to latest data from Statistics Lithuania, compared to falls of 7.3% and 8.3% in December and November... 2010-02-25

Russia & CIS

Economy / Ukraine

Industrial production in Ukraine continues to rebound according to latest data from the State Statistics Committee, with output expanding 11.8% y-o-y in January, compared to growth of 7.4% and 8.6% in December and November respectively. In contrast, at the same point last year, output fell 34.1% y-o-y. Though a tentative macroeconomic recovery across the region has certainly helped... 2010-02-26


Economy / Russia

Russian inflation fell further in January, to a 32-month low of 8.0% y-o-y. Even as commodity prices rose through to January, weak domestic demand linked to a still struggling banking... 2010-02-26


Economy / Ukraine

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev invited Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich to visit Moscow on February 15 in a bid to renew ties with Kiev. In his letter of invitation, Medvedev... 2010-02-26

South-East Europe

Economy / Slovenia

We forecast the level of public sector debt in Slovenia to rise further in 2010, to 48.0% of GDP. A weak macroeconomic recovery will keep budget revenues weighed down, while the government's ongoing fiscal stimulus will simultaneously elevate expenditures. Beyond 2011, an expected regional and domestic demand recovery should lower the public sector borrowing requirement and as... 2010-03-01


Economy / Turkey

Industrial output growth surged to 25.2% y-o-y in December, the highest growth recorded under the Statistical Institute's current index series. Though statistical base effects played... 2010-02-26


Economy / Turkey

A row between the government and the judiciary developed in February over a disagreement concerning the conduct of a court decision to arrest a prosecutor on charges of conspiracy... 2010-02-26