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Eastern EU’s handling of COVID-19 pandemic.
Available second-quarter data indicate a shallower recession in most of the eleven eastern EU member states (EU-11) than the rest of the EU in January-June. This may be due to a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254471
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The five-party coalition enters office at a time of intense economic and social uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, rising debt and soaring energy prices. Prime…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266472
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Domestic inflationary pressures have intensified, with headline inflation significantly above the CNB’s 2% target. However, the sharp deterioration in the external environment…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250927
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Following sharp contractions across Europe in the second quarter of 2020 and a strong rebound in the third, most CEE countries have been able to maintain some momentum in…
The Czech response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252812
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The MNB’s first rate rise in a decade responds to headline inflation rising to the highest rate in the EU. The US Federal Reserve (Fed) decision to bring forward raising interest…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262296
ISSN: 2633-304X
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This is despite a spike in core inflation. The three central banks of Central Europe (CE) are on a loosening cycle, responding aggressively to the COVID-19-induced collapse in…
Budget constraints make it difficult for the Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Slovak authorities to help households and firms suffering as a result of the economic shocks caused by…