Economy

We have revised up our forecast for joblessness in Slovakia this year to come in at 12.5%, up from 12.0%, bringing the average for 2011 to 12.5%, the same as in 2010. Our forecast revision... 2011-08-24

The Czech Statistical Office has reported a 1.7% y-o-y increase in consumer prices in July, compared with a 1.8% y-o-y growth in June. The slowdown in inflation growth is attributed... 2011-08-24

According to the most recent data released by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, the unemployment rate has continued to decline, hitting 10.8% in the April-June period, down... 2011-08-24

The recent market turmoil instigated by fears over global growth and the sustainability of the eurozone have left emerging market currencies on the back foot, with the Hungarian forint... 2011-08-24

Estonia recorded a second straight quarter of impressive growth, with real GDP growth ringing in at 8.4% on an annualised basis and gaining 1.8% quarter-on-quarter. The impressive print... 2011-08-19

We hold to our forecast for Slovakia's consumer price inflation (HICP) to moderate in H211 and average 3.7% this year, with recent data from the Slovak Statistical Office (SSO) demonstrating... 2011-07-26

Lithuania's fiscal austerity drive will continue to see the budget shortfall narrow in the coming years, with the deficit set to reach 3.8% of GDP by 2012. That said, further spending... 2011-07-25

Consumer price inflation as measured by the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) remained largely stable in June at 4.1% y-o-y, down only slightly from 4.2% in May. We forecast... 2011-07-22

Price pressures in Poland eased markedly in June, as the pace of consumer price inflation fell to 4.2% year-on-year (y-o-y), down from the 5.0% print registered in May. We expect headline... 2011-07-22

The Czech Republic's currency, the koruna has increasingly proved its mettle against the backdrop of investor risk aversion stemming from the eurozone crisis. As a result, we are affirmed... 2011-07-22