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1 – 10 of 54Even in Poland, a bright spot for the region, manufacturing activity remains in contraction territory, while private consumption and investment continue to expand modestly…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289654
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Issues such as soaring inflation, currency depreciation and debt repayment problems are having a major impact on the economy. The World Bank estimates that GDP grew by 3.7% in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287447
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The unexpected decision adds significant momentum to Central Europe’s monetary easing campaign, which began in May when Hungary’s National Bank (MNB) reduced its benchmark rate…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282310
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After implementing its anti-inflationary stabilisation programme in 1993, Croatia recorded stable and modest inflation rates. That changed in 2022, when inflation accelerated…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275035
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The economy is in ‘technical recessionʼ, having contracted in two consecutive quarters. This is mainly due to falling household consumption, stemming from rapid inflation and the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276247
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Banking-sector stability is vital for the functioning of the Russian economy: bank credit is facilitating economic restructuring. Although the sector withstood the first impact of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278809
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The programme was revived in August 2022 after a hold-up and extended to June 2023, but completion of the review linked to the latest tranche is now several months behind…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB277906
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Investment in infrastructure has offered opportunities for economic expansion despite shrinking exports, weak consumption, inflation and high interest rates. Romania’s positive…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275559
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Despite recent economic stabilisation, future growth prospects are severely limited owing to Russia’s international isolation. A prolonged war in Ukraine would threaten the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279750
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Hungary’s financial and economic woes are deepening amid a second wave of COVID-19 infections, which is undermining business and consumer confidence, and threatening to derail the…