Slovakia
SLOVAKIA: Radicova does well in first-round vote
The government is lending its full support to incumbent Ivan Gasparovic for the second-round...
SlovakiaCEE: Rise in mutual trade may deepen regional slump
Hungarian exports rose in volume terms to the EU-15 in 2008 by just 1.0% year-on-year, whereas...
POLAND/HUNGARY: Warsaw still hopes for 2009 growth
The National Bank of Poland (NBP) cut interest rates by 25 basis points (bp) today, in line with...
PolandSLOVAKIA: Growth in 'Slavic Tiger' slows to crawl
GDP growth slowed in the fourth quarter of 2008 to a preliminary 2.7% year-on-year, the...
SlovakiaCEE: Czech output suggests fourth-quarter contraction
Czech industrial output fell for a third month in December, by 14.6% year-on-year, the statistics...
EUROPEAN UNION: Protection row prompts special summit
The Czech Republic, holder of the rotating EU presidency, has called an informal summit of the...
CEE: Latvia leads regional downturn
Latvia's economy contracted by a preliminary 10.5% year-on-year in the fourth quarter, Statistics...
LatviaSLOVAKIA/BOSNIA: HR's departure leaves much unclear
Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic today replaced Foreign Minister Jan Kubis with career diplomat...
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