Economy

Estonian gross external debt fell to its lowest point in four years in Q111, coming to EUR16.25bn at the end of the quarter. Total foreign debt has now decreased by 14.7% from its... 2011-06-21

Consumer price inflation (CPI) in the Czech Republic ticked higher in May coming in at 2.0% year-on-year (y-o-y), from 1.6% in April snapping the three month trend of falling inflation.... 2011-06-16

Unemployment in Slovakia continues its downward trend, coming in at 12.9% in April, down marginally from 13.1% in March. The Slovak economy continues to power forward despite fiscal... 2011-06-15

We continue to expect Slovakia's economy to expand by 3.2% this year, which we believe will be largely driven by a continued strong export performance. We expect household consumption... 2011-06-15

We continue to believe that Slovakia's centre-right government is well placed to shrink the fiscal deficit to 5.4% of GDP in 2011, from 7.9% in 2010. We forecast that revenues will... 2011-06-14

We forecast the Czech Republic's economy to grow by 2.4% this year, and continue to believe that economic expansion will be driven primarily by exports, despite our expectation for... 2011-06-13

We hold to our constructive outlook on the Czech Republic's fiscal position and forecast that the general government deficit will fall to 4.1% of GDP, from 4.7% in 2010. We expect... 2011-05-27

Signalling the continued weakness in the Hungarian domestic market, unemployment in the January-March period of this year came in at 11.6%, only slightly down from the 11.8% print recorded... 2011-05-26

While Lithuania's economy is a long way off from its pre-crisis levels, the acceleration in growth recorded in Q111 suggests that a gradual recovery is currently underway. We hold... 2011-05-26

Consumer prices continued to rise at a monthly clip of 1.0% for the second consecutive month in April, showing clear signs that higher import costs are increasingly feeding through... 2011-05-26