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Infrastructure spending may pick up in Central Europe

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CENTRAL EUROPE

The expected rebound from declining infrastructure investment in Central Europe in 2016-17.

Pressure will grow on Italy’s debt sustainability

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ITALY

Successful use of EU funds is vital to putting the economy on an improved trajectory, but Italy has a poor record on absorbing EU funds. Failure would compound the country's…

Investment will be key for continuing Polish growth

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POLAND

The second phase of the government's reform agenda.

Optimism about Serbia’s economy may be premature

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SERBIA

The Serbian economy.

UK mini-budget carries significant risks

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UNITED KINGDOM

Among the key short-term measures to tackle inflation is the energy price guarantee (EPG), which will limit the average household energy bill to GPB2,500 (USD2,700) for the next…

Anti-virus measures will hurt Greek economic revival

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GREECE

In Greece, a country of 10 million people, 114 patients are in intensive care for COVID-19, of whom 35 are breathing through tubes (‘intubated’). The vulnerability of the…

Budget gains may mask Serbia's slow structural reform

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SERBIA

The cabinet enters office just in time to host a fresh visit from the IMF, expected later this month. Despite another landslide victory in parliamentary elections on April 24…

ECB will extend QE programme on December 3

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EURO-AREA

At a press conference after the previous meeting on October 22, ECB President Mario Draghi was clear that downside risks to the inflation outlook might lead to a reassessment at…

Italy's Renzi will face critical tests before year-end

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ITALY

This is a crucial step for the government before year-end, together with long-term banking issues and slowing economic recovery. The European Commission has allowed Italy…

Terms of Greece's third bailout will depress economy

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GREECE

In the absence of external funding, capital controls will remain. Banks will allow depositors to withdraw up to 420 euros (456 dollars)/week at one go rather than in daily…