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Central Eastern Europe
  Hungary: Searching for a coherent economic plan
  Latvia: The recession finally starts to bottom out
  Czech Republic: A modest economic recovery
  Poland: Challenges to the pace of economic recovery
  Slovak Republic: Smer dominates as economy rebounds
  Latvia: Enduring the pain of "internal devaluation"
  Hungary: The downturn finally starts to moderate
  Poland: Economic recovery must lead to budget cuts
  Czech Republic: Inflation drops well below target band
  Slovak Republic: Well placed for a solid growth rebound
  Hungary: Strong economic policies but elections loom
  Latvia: Struggling to convince that the peg is sustainable
  Poland: Managing to weather the storm
  Czech Republic: Sharp deceleration in growth and inflation
  Slovak-Republic: A successful economic convergence story
  Hungary: Improving policies but major challenges remain
  Czech Republic: A cyclical downturn but strong fundamentals
  Latvia: Is the fixed exchange rate regime sustainable?
  Poland: Strong fundamentals will ultimately prevail
  Hungary: Many questions remain despite the bail out
  Baltic States: Enduring A Sharp Growth Slowdown
  CEE: Monetary policy outlook

South Eastern Europe
  SEE EU
    Croatia: Fiscal slippage as the economy remains weak
    Bulgaria: Weak recovery undercuts fiscal retrenchment
    Romania: No confidence vote looms as reforms bite
    Slovenia: Referendum outcome key for the coalition
    Croatia: The new prime minister makes an impact
    Bulgaria: Preparing to join ERMII
    Slovenia: A second quarter of positive q-o-q growth
    Romania: Swift resolution of political crisis is essential
    Croatia: Fiscal measures help to adjust to the downturn
    Bulgaria: GERB decides to rule as a minority government
    Romania: Seeking to correct large twin imbalances
    Croatia: Numerous obstacles remain on the path to the EU
    Slovenia: Sound macro policies but reforms still needed
    Bulgaria: Massive capital inflows fail to boost productivity
    Romania: Political noise weakens sound fundamentals
    Croatia: Target EU entry date of 2011 will prove very challenging
    SEE(EU): Struggling to reduce large imbalances
  SEE non EU
    Kosovo: Investment spending buoys growth
    Macedonia: Worrying current account trends
    Bosnia: October elections detract from key reforms ratio
    Albania: Fiscal tightening must stabilise the debt ratio
    Montenegro: Unfavourable economic trends
    Serbia: Improved competitiveness must be retained
    Macedonia: Tighter monetary policy pays dividends
    Bosnia: Making little progress towards the EU
    Kosovo: Relatively immune to the global slowdown
    Albania: Still growing thanks to huge capital expenditure
     Montenegro: Vulnerabilities exposed by the downturn
    Serbia: IMF delay does not detract from improving story
    Bosnia: IMF program at risk due to poor implementation
    Macedonia: Worrying current account trends
    Montenegro: Economic policies in need of revision
    Serbia: Time to reinvigorate the economic reform process
    Albania: Sound economic policies threatened by elections
    Bosnia: Essential political reform yet to be implemented
    Montenegro: An unsustainable current account deficit
    Kosovo: Major challenges but huge investment potential
    Macedonia: Trying to look beyond the "name" issue
    Serbia: Positive outlook for the new government

Former Soviet Union
  Western FSU
    Moldova: Robust economic rebound but political chaos
    Ukraine: Reform promises win a new IMF program
    Georgia: The Lari comes under pressure
    Russia: Positive developments must-not blunt reforms
    Azerbaijan: Immune to the global economic crisis
    Moldova: The monetary tightening cycle begins
    Ukraine: Yanukovych to offer stability but little reform
    Russia: The economic recovery finds firmer foundations
    Belarus: Protecting output growth comes at a price
    Moldova: New government must tackle fiscal overshoot
    Russia: Real economy showing first signs of recovery
    Ukraine: Signs of stabilisation but challenges remain
    Belarus: Severe balance of payments pressures
    Russia: Drawing down the Reserve Fund
    Moldova: Policy adjustment needed as political noise fades
    Ukraine: Political noise hinders program implementation
    Belarus: External shocks necessitate economic reforms
    Ukraine: Political sustainability of reforms in question
    Russia: Re-Arranging the Window Dressing of Managed Democracy
    Russia: Assessing the effects of the financial crisis
    Moldova: A high carry but a burgeoning current account deficit too
    Russia:Economic policy inconsistencies
    Ukraine: Economic risks are increasing sharply
  Caucasus
    Armenia: Growth rebounds but vulnerabilities remain
    Georgia: Weaker growth and FDI inflows than expected
    Azerbaijan: Both Oil Fund and political importance grow
    Armenia: Major economic problems despite Russian loan
    Georgia: Making sound progress with the IMF
    Azerbaijan: Economic growth despite the global crisis
    Armenia: A new IMF agreement to counter the downturn
    Georgia: Economic resilience tested by successive crises
    Armenia: Brushing off both domestic and external shocks
    Azerbaijan: Enjoining a massive oil-boom
    Georgia: Economy likely to prove resilient despite conflict
  Central-Asia
    Tajikistan: Economic growth but a weak external position
    Kazakhstan: Economic growth faster than expected
    Kyrgyz Republic: A strong economic rebound
    Kazakhstan: Slow recovery as balance sheets repaired
    Tajikistan: A timely exchange rate adjustment
    Kyrgyz Republic: Growing despite the global downturn
    Kazakhstan:The National Oil Fund proves its worth
    Central Asia: A political and economic review
    Kyrgyz Republic: Struggling to cope with huge external shocks
    Kazakhstan: Battling through a severe credit crunch

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  Russia: World Bank November Economic Report
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  Bosnia: Little progress on constitutional reform
  Kosovo: A more detailed route towards EU integration
  European Commission: EU Enlargement Update
  IMF: World Economic Outlook - October 2009
  Romania: The governing coalition disintegrates
  Hungary: Current account surplus recorded in Q2
  Lithuania: Struggling to control the budget deficit
  Romania: IMF Executive Board approves 1st review
  Slovenia: IMAD economic growth forecast unchanged
  European Commission: Interim growth forecast
  Latvia: First review of IMF SBA finally completed
  Romania: High FDI coverage of current account deficit
  Czech Republic: August Inflation Report Summary
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  Serbia: Major external account adjustment in H1
  Russia: Expansive budget for 2010 and beyond
  Moldova: More political noise in prospect
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  Eastern Europe: Equity Markets rally in Q2
  Russia: Small current account surplus in Q2
  Bulgaria: GERB wins parliamentary elections
  Albania: Narrow victory for Berisha's Democratic Party
  Poland: June Inflation Report Summary
  Eastern Europe: Review of IMF programs
  Kyrgyz Republic: Russian financing softens downturn
  Ukraine: Uncertainty surrounds the Presidential elections
  European Parliamentary Elections Summary
  Romania: May Inflation Report Summary
  Baltic States: Horrific downturns undermine fiscal efforts
  Serbia: IMF program recognizes negative risks to growth
  Hungary: May Inflation Report Summary
  EBRD: Annual Meetings Summary May
  Serbia: Balance of payments pressures moderate
  Lithuania: Time to reconsider an IMF program?
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  IMF: Global growth outlook downgraded again
  Poland: Request for a US$20 bn IMF Flexible Credit Line
  Latvia: A critical delay in IMF disbursements
  Russia: Signs of financial market stabilisation
  CEE: Political noise rises as the global recession hits
  Ukraine: Adverse balance of payments trends
  Armenia: A new IMF Agreement secured

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