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Slovenia / Economy
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...
2010-03-01Turkey / Economy
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...
2010-02-26Turkey / Economy
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...
2010-02-26Country Risk Rating
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...
2010-02-26Serbia
Serbian police conducted a raid in a house belonging to the family of Bosnian Serb wartime military chief, General Ratko Mladic in late February. Though authorities failed to apprehend...
2010-02-25Albania
A group of Albanian miners went on strike on February 20, demanding that the government of Prime Minister Sali Berisha provide higher pensions, and lower the retirement age to 50...
2010-02-25Slovenia
Slovenian development minister Mitja Gaspari stated on February 4 that his government would cut the public sector work force by 1% to improve administrative efficiency and as part...
2010-02-23Slovenia
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...
2010-03-01Turkey
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...
2010-02-26Albania
According to latest data from Instat, the Albanian economy expanded by 4.1% y-o-y in the third quarter of 2009, compared to growth of 5.4% in Q2. The transport and post-telecommunication...
2010-02-25Serbia
Serbia's stock of foreign currency reserves fell to US$14.8bn in January according to latest data from the National Bank of Serbia, down from US$15.2bn at end-2009. Though we expect...
2010-02-25Turkey
A coordinated opposition demonstration in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad held on February 4 attracted 10,000 protestors. The demonstration was organised by non governmental organisation...
2010-02-26Turkey
Underlying socio-ideological divisions will continue to pose serious challenges to political stability in Turkey for the foreseeable future. Sporadic crises on the back of ructions...
2010-02-26Croatia
Although we view positively the provisional closing of two further EU Acquis chapters on December 21, we still believe that Croatia will find it difficult to meet its 2012 target...
2009-12-23Turkey
Major socio-political divisions between Turkey's moderate Islamist government and secularist military, judiciary and opposition parties are expected to remain major risks to political...
2009-11-20
