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Economy / Czech Republic
Czech industrial output rose 5.4% y-o-y in November, compared with a 1.7% increase in October, according to figures revealed by the statistical office. The growth was largely unexpected by analysts. The value of new orders increased by 4.0% y-o-y, while domestic new orders declined by 6.8% with non-domestic orders growing 10.6%. Seasonally adjusted industrial production expanded...
2012-01-30Economy / Czech Republic
he centre-right coalition government has come together and tentatively approved a proposal from Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek, also the leader of the coalition party Top 09, to...
2012-01-30Economy / Lithuania
High levels of unemployment have prevented a meaningful recovery in our short-term political risk ratings for Lithuania. Indeed, although unemployment reportedly fell to 14.8% in Q311,...
2012-01-30Economy / Mongolia
According to preliminary data from the Mongolian National Statistical Office, the Mongolian economy grew by a whopping 17.3% in 2011, exceeding our own 15.8% real GDP growth estimate. Latest data suggest that the mining and quarrying sector grew by 8.7% last year, while the manufacturing sector grew 16.0% in real terms. Construction was up 14.3% and wholesale and retail trade rose...
2012-01-27Economy / Kazakhstan
On January 23 - a week after Kazakhstan's January 15 parliamentary elections - the authorities raided the offices and homes of opposition party Alga officials, which was banned from...
2012-01-27Economy / Mongolia
International mining majors and the foreign investment community in Mongolia will keep a close eye on political developments in the run-up to the parliamentary election in June. With...
2012-01-27Economy / Bulgaria
According to a recent poll conducted by the Sofia-based Centre for Analyses and Marketing, Bulgaria's centre-right ruling party, GERB, maintains the highest popularity among Bulgarians. Around 32.7% of respondents to the poll said they would vote for GERB if there were parliamentary elections now, with the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party only getting 17.8% of the vote. The...
2012-01-31Economy / Bulgaria
Bulgaria's international currency reserves excluding gold increased to EUR11.0bn in December, from EUR10.8bn in November. In month-on-month terms this means foreign currency reserves...
2012-01-31Economy / Slovenia
Industrial production growth came in at 0.3% y-o-y in November, bringing the year-to-date average to 3.1% (down from 4.3% over the January-August period). While we estimate average...
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