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Slovakia / Economy
The Slovak koruna will cease to exist on January 1 2009, and will be replaced with the euro at an exchange rate of SKK30.13/EUR. The strong conversion rate, at the newly revalued ERM-2 central parity, will help to ensure that inflation does not spike alongside the changeover. That said, the loss of independent monetary policy does raise risks to inflation over the long run, especially...
2008-07-08Hungary / Economy
Hungarian external debt has spiralled higher in the first quarter, rising by 34.6% y-o-y to hit a record EUR115.4bn. While government debt liabilities fell to EUR32.3bn, private sector...
2008-07-01Hungary / Economy
The leader of Hungary's Alliance of Free Democrats, Gabor Fodor, has ruled out rejoining a coalition with the governing Socialists on June 21. At the same time though, Fodor stressed...
2008-07-01Country Risk Rating
Hungary
The leader of Hungary's Alliance of Free Democrats, Gabor Fodor, has ruled out rejoining a coalition with the governing Socialists on June 21. At the same time though, Fodor stressed...
2008-07-01Estonia
The Centre Party, Estonia's main opposition party has been setting out its ideas for rejuvenating the ailing economy. The party recently voted against the governing coalition's expenditure-reducing...
2008-06-30Czech Republic
Czech President Vaclav Klaus has once more hit out against the economics of the eurozone, claiming that it was a drag on growth, and that individual eurozone states nee different...
2008-06-27Poland
Poland has agreed to train around 100 Palestinian police officers in 2009, as part of its contribution to the Middle Eastern peace process, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Witold...
2008-06-27Slovakia
The Slovak koruna will cease to exist on January 1 2009, and will be replaced with the euro at an exchange rate of SKK30.13/EUR. The strong conversion rate, at the newly revalued...
2008-07-08Hungary
Hungarian external debt has spiralled higher in the first quarter, rising by 34.6% y-o-y to hit a record EUR115.4bn. While government debt liabilities fell to EUR32.3bn, private sector...
2008-07-01Hungary
We hold to our view that Hungary's current account deficit will continue to narrow in 2008, though high energy import prices and weakening external demand will mean the improvement...
2008-07-01Czech Republic
The local labour market is becoming increasingly tight, with May EU-harmonised unemployment coming in at just 5.0%. This is down from 6.4% in May 2006, and represents just 281,126...
2008-06-27Czech Republic
BMI View: The odds are certainly lengthening on the Czech government surviving through to 2010. The health and fiscal reforms are running into increasing opposition, and the coalition...
2008-06-27Poland
The latest set back in negotiations between Poland and the US over the latter's proposed construction of a missile base suggests that time may be running out to get a deal approved....
2008-05-15Hungary
BMI View: The government has suffered a major defeat in the referendum on charges for health services and university tuition. While a major public reverse for the Socialist Party,...
2008-03-10Poland
We believe that with an agreement over the US proposed missile base looking increasingly likely to come to fruition, Poland will continue to develop its presence in international...
2008-02-15
