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CENTRAL-EASTERN EUROPE: Economic crime hard to counter
Economic transition in the region has created opportunities for economic crime to flourish, while...
CENTRAL-EASTERN EUROPE: Fiscal consolidation slows
Budget deficits in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia peaked in 2002-03 and have...
CZECH REPUBLIC: Gross likely to survive scandal
Miroslav Kalousek, leader of the Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL), a junior governing coalition...
Czech RepublicCZECH REPUBLIC: Monetary moves will slow koruna's rise
President Vaclav Klaus reappointed central bank governor Zdenek Tuma and named three new members...
Czech RepublicCZECH REPUBLIC: CSSD looks to tax cuts to survive
The leadership of the governing Social Democratic Party (CSSD) on Friday approved a plan by the...
Czech RepublicCENTRAL-EASTERN EUROPE: Mortgages fuel bank lending
After initially focusing on corporate lending, Central European banks are now aggressively...
CENTRAL-EASTERN EUROPE: Professional armies on track
The four Central and East European states that joined NATO in 1999 are following the trend among...
CZECH REPUBLIC: Rate cut will not contain koruna
The central bank (CNB) yesterday unexpectedly cut interest rates by 25 basis points, taking the...
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