The transformation of international financial markets and the future of the eurozone (by John Eatwell; pp. 1-6) Keywords: Financial Markets, euro, Debt Crisis Countries covered: European Union Topics: Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy The harmonisation of banking supervision: a chokehold (by Tomasz Chmielewski and Andrzej Slawinski; pp. 7-9) Keywords: Banking Supervision, Harmonisation Countries covered: European Union Topics: Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy The impact of offshoring on the skill structure of labour demand (by Neil Foster and Robert Stehrer; pp. ...more

Interim Romanian government sworn in: any room for manoeuvring? (by Gábor Hunya; pp. 1-4) Keywords: Elections, Fiscal policy Countries covered: Romania Topics: Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Croatia's EU membership: lessons from earlier accessions (by Hermine Vidovic; pp. 5 7) Keywords: Integration, EU Countries covered: Croatia Topics: Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy The cold civil war in Poland (by Kazimierz Laski and Leon Podkaminer; pp. 8-10) Keywords: Internal politics, Fiscal and Social Policy Countries covered: Poland Topics: Macroeconomic Analysis and Po...more

Slovakia after the elections (by Doris Hanzl-Weiss; pp. 1-3) Keywords: Elections, Fiscal policy Countries covered: Slovakia Topics: Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Labour market issues in Europe’s Eastern and Western Balkan neighbours (by Hermine Vidovic; pp. 4-9) Keywords: Labour market, Unemployment Countries covered: SEE, CIS Topics: Labour, Migration and Income Distribution Net private savings in relation to the government’s financial balance (by Kazimierz Laski and Leon Podkaminer; pp. 10-13) Keywords: Saving, Investment, Financial balances, Fiscal policy Count...more

The European Union and the MENA countries: fostering North-South economic integration (by Sándor Richter; pp. 1-5) Keywords: North-South, economic integration Countries covered: European Union, MENA Topics: Labour, Migration and Income Distribution Europe's position in trade in knowledge-intensive business services (by Joseph Francois and Olga Pindyuk; pp. 6-12) Keywords: trade, knowledge-intensive business services Countries covered: European Union, OECD, East Asia Topics: International Trade, Competitiveness and FDI What kind of socio-economic order do we need in Euro...more

Higher global grain output but still fairly high food prices (by Zdenek Lukas; pp. 1-4) Keywords: agricultural production, demand for food, food prices, biofuels Countries covered: Wider Europe Topics: Sectoral studies The speed of catch-up depends on human capital (by Roman Stöllinger; pp. 5-9) Keywords: catch-up, human capital, growth accounting, threshold regressions Countries covered: non-specific Topics: Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Two transitions: a brief on analyses and policies for MENA and CESEE (by Vladimir Gligorov; pp. 10-12) Keywords: transition, ...more

Hungary suffers from a severe lack of credibility (by Sándor Richter; pp. 1-2) Keywords: sovereign default, IMF Countries covered: Hungary Topics: Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Russia's WTO accession: impacts on Austria (by Vasily Astrov; pp. 3-11) Keywords: WTO, trade, FDI Countries covered: Russia, Austria Topics: International Trade, Competitiveness and FDI The impact of customs procedures on business performance: evidence from Kosovo (by Mario Holzner and Florin Peci; pp. 12-16) Keywords: customs procedures, trade facilitation, business performance Countrie...more

Poland: new government, but not-so-new policy? (by Leon Podkaminer; pp. 1-2 ) Keywords: fiscal policy, fiscal consolidation Countries covered: Poland Topics: Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Banks in Poland should be under domestic control (by Stefan Kawalec; pp. 3-10) Keywords: banking system ownership, deleveraging Countries covered: Poland Topics: Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy; Sectoral studies Bulgaria: fiscal space and competitiveness (by Vladimir Gligorov and Michael Landesmann; pp. 11-17) Keywords: competitiveness, fiscal policy Countries covered: Bulgaria ...more

Albania: candidate? not yet (by Mario Holzner; pp. 1-3) Keywords: economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered: Albania Topics: Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Bosnia and Herzegovina: slow motion mode perpetuating (by Josef Pöschl; pp. 4-6) Keywords: economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered: Bosnia and Herzegovina Topics: Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Croatia: recovery delayed (by Hermine Vidovic; pp. 7-9) Keywords: economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered: Croatia Topics: Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy K...more

Bulgaria: recovery is losing steam (by Anton Mihailov; pp. 1-3) Keywords: economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered: Bulgaria Topics: Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Czech Republic: untimely austerity, uncertain exports (by Leon Podkaminer; pp. 4-6) Keywords: economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered: Czech Republic Topics: Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Hungary: creditless near-stagnation (by Sándor Richter; pp. 7-10) Keywords: economic forecasts, GDP growth, inflation Countries covered: Hungary Topics: Macroeconomic Analysis an...more

Import intensities of production in the New EU Member States in 1995 and 2006 (by Leon Podkaminer; pp. 1-5) Keywords: import intensity, trade, input-output Countries covered: New EU Member States, China, Turkey, Japan, Russia, USA Topics: International Trade, Competitiveness and FDI A note on social indicators for MENA and transition countries (by Mario Holzner; pp. 6 7) Keywords: unemployment, inequality, migration Countries covered: Middle East and North Africa Topics: Labour, Migration and Income Distribution Three crises (by Vladimir Gligorov; pp. 8-10) Keywords: debt crisis...more