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Economy / Poland
The current account remained firmly in the red during January-February, posting a EUR2.4bn deficit and widening by 46.7% y-o-y. As a result of negative net exports continuing to offset the positive gains made by trade in services and current transfers, the current account is forecast to remain in deficit over our five-year forecast period. Indeed, we forecast the deficit reaching...
2008-05-06Economy / Lithuania
Faster export growth helped contain the growth in the current account deficit in the first two months of the year. The external gap widened by less than 9% y-o-y thanks to a 34% increase...
2008-05-06Economy / Czech Republic
Unemployment continued to edged down in March, with the jobless rate standing at 6.1% down from 6.3% the previous month. Though the Czech Republic has passed its economic peak, with...
2008-05-06Economy / Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is being courted by a host of countries ogling its hydrocarbon riches. Aside from the much-talked-about Nabucco pipeline project which will link the Caspian sea region with Europe, recent months have seen activity with regard to the US-backed Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan gas pipeline with India joining in. The US is clearly keen to see Turkmenistan win regional...
2008-05-06Economy / Ukraine
While NATO-accession talks slowly continue, much to the manifest chagrin of Russia, there are signs of mixed feelings among Ukrainians. According to a recent opinion poll by the Democratic...
2008-05-06Economy / Kyrgyzstan
In early April Kyrgyzstan's parliament ratified a border delimitation agreement with neighbouring Kazakhstan triggering consternation among opposition parties. The bill was pushed...
2008-05-06Economy / Croatia
BMI View: The Croatian government's strategy for overhauling the shipbuilding industry is a step in the right direction both for securing EU accession and economic stability. However, it may well prove not to be bold enough to secure a profitable long-term future for the core of the
2008-05-06Economy / Croatia
A report by US-based NGO Freedom House, Freedom of the Press 2008, has ranked Croatia's media as only 'partly free'. While compliance with rules guaranteeing equal airtime ahead of...
2008-05-06Economy / Croatia
BMI View: Real wage growth continues to be moderate on an historical basis, coming in at 1.5% y-o-y in February. This was down from 4.3% y-o-y in the same month last year. Amid still...
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