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Imports Still Bigger than Exports

The Austrian external trade increases moderately in the first half of 2012. Export growth was slightly higher than import growth.

September 7, 2012

Serbian Industrial Production Declines

In June, Serbia´s industrial production fell by 4.0% against 2011. The outlook is not promising, RCB says.

September 7, 2012

Serbia´s Current Account Deficit on the Rise

According to RCB (Raiffeisen Centrobank), the current account gap widened in June by 15.6% mom supported by remittances fall (-32.0% mom),

September 7, 2012

Polish Central Bank Retains Interest Rate

NBP (National Bank of Poland) kept the base rate at 4.75%. In the last weeks, a cut was discussed.

September 7, 2012

IMF: List of Demands against Hungary Became Public

The list contains demands of the IMF against Hungary and is the precondition for the safety loan of € 20bn. However, the list could be a counterfeit.

September 7, 2012

Lithuania´s Rating Confirmed

The rating agency Standard & Poor´s (S&P) kept Lithuania´s sovereign debt rating at BBB.

September 7, 2012

Unemployment: Highest Payments for Austrians

According to the globalization fund, Austrian unemployed receive three times as much than the EU average.

September 7, 2012

Slovakia: Rising Unemployment Despite 2.8% GDP Growth

In the second quarter of 2012, Slovakia´s GDP moved up by 2.8%. The unemployment rate reached 13.6%.

September 6, 2012

Austrian Growth Above EU Average

Unlike the Eurozone, Austria faces no recession. In the Eurozone, GDP was down by 0.2%.

September 6, 2012

Slovenia: „Irish or Greek Way“

The Slovenian economist Egon Zakrajsek explains that Slovenia´s illiquidity only a question of time. The problem banks should be sold, he recommends.

September 5, 2012
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