Estonia
BALTIC STATES: Vilnius hopes to avoid 'hard landing'
Lithuania will avoid a 'hard landing' because of its strong industrial sector and expanding...
Baltic StatesCEE: Skill shortages threaten growth and FDI inflow
Just as economic growth in CEE is driving down unemployment, rapidly rising wage costs in many of...
EUROPEAN UNION: Reforms lag behind 'Lisbon' targets
After a disappointing start, the EU's ten-year reform programme, the 'Lisbon Agenda', can now...
ESTONIA: Ministry slashes growth forecast to 3.7%
Growth is slowing faster than expected, with the Finance Ministry today revising its GDP forecast...
EstoniaEU/US: EU gets a small stake in US visa negotiations
US representatives yesterday agreed to 'twin track' visa waiver negotiations, whereby some...
EuESTONIA/US: MoU brings visa-free travel closer
Estonia today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on bilateral travel security...
EstoniaESTONIA: Central bank revises 2008 forecast downward
Economic growth this year may undershoot Eesti Pank's September forecast of 4.3%, the central...
EstoniaCEE: Hungary is exception to regional growth pattern
The Czech economy grew by an unexpectedly high 6.9% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2007,...
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