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EASTERN EUROPE: Mortgage growth is set to slow
Mortgage lending has increased exponentially in the recent past. This reflects a mixture of...
CZECH REPUBLIC: Wage growth threatens macro stability
Wages grew by 6.7% in real terms in the second quarter, the Czech Statistical Office said on...
Czech RepublicCZECH REPUBLIC: Deficit draft
The Finance Ministry yesterday released its draft framework for the 2004 budget, with a projected...
Czech RepublicEASTERN EUROPE: Social spending faces fiscal pressure
The legacy of universal health, education and social welfare allowed the countries in the region...
EASTERN EUROPE: Transition risks creating underclass
Many of the countries of the region are preparing to join the EU. Efforts to challenge poverty,...
EASTERN EUROPE: Right to tap accession disappointment
Estonia's main opposition Centre Party decided on August 10 to oppose EU membership....
CZECH REPUBLIC: Energy plans may boost coal prospects
The Czech government on July 30 approved plans to sell state stakes in the two major brown coal...
Czech RepublicCZECH REPUBLIC: Rates reduced
The central bank cut rates by a quarter point yesterday, taking its main rate to 2.0%.
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