Slovakia
EU/HUNGARY: Commission highlights policy slippage
The European Commission said yesterday that action taken by five of the six new member states...
EuSLOVAKIA: NBS faces policy dilemma
The central bank (NBS) intervened directly on the foreign exchange market today to weaken the...
SlovakiaHUNGARY: MOL's strategy reaps dividends
Oil and gas company MOL could debut on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) on December 22 or 23, WSE...
HungaryPROSPECTS 2005: CEE-8 economies set for steady growth
There are strong grounds for optimism as the CEE-8 enter their first full year as EU members. ...
HUNGARY: Referendum failure exposes limits of ideology
A referendum on December 5 aimed to require the government to legislate to grant Hungarian...
HungarySLOVAKIA: Parliament approves budget and bank chief
Parliament yesterday approved the state budget for 2005, after the minority government managed to...
SlovakiaSLOVAKIA: Domestic demand starting to drive growth
The economy grew by 5.3% year-on-year in the third quarter, on preliminary data, the Statistical...
SlovakiaPOLAND/EU: Eurostat pension fund ruling poses problems
The Polish government is seeking to gain support for excluding pension funds from budget deficit...
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