Baltic states
CENTRAL-EASTERN EUROPE: Privatisation into final phase
While private sector activities have become the driving force of the region's economies, clusters...
EASTERN EUROPE: Consumer credit growth set to continue
This reflects the advanced nature of economic transition and years of pent-up demand, but also...
RUSSIA: 'Easy' phase of coal's revival may be ending
Substantial changes have taken place in the coal sector, previously one of the most depressed. ...
RussiaLITHUANIA/EU: Obstacles emerge to reactor closure
The government will ask the European Commission to allow it to delay the closure of one of two...
LithuaniaCENTRAL-EASTERN EUROPE: FDI downturn will be temporary
Central and Eastern Europe suffered a steep decline in FDI inflows in 2003. However, the...
EUROPEAN UNION: New members focus on regional concerns
One of the most difficult areas for the new members is deciding what stance to take on the...
RUSSIA/CIS: Moscow's media dominance under threat
Russian media access to audiences in the former Soviet republics has become more restricted since...
RussiaBELARUS: Promised economic miracle has not come
The economic miracle, which the president promised the voters ten years ago, has yet to arrive,...
Belarus
