Baltic economies The Estonian exceptionOct 29th 2009 | RIGA AND TALLINN From The Economist print edition Estonia gets a boost, but worries persist about its Baltic neighboursSMUGNESS is Estonians’ least attractive feature, at least in the eyes of their Baltic neighbours, Latvia and Lithuania. A surprise endorsement by the International Monetary Fund of Estonia’s plans …
Tag Archive: economics
Oct 08
Latvia (from Economist website
Ailing fast Oct 7th 2009 From Economist.com Bad news from Latvia raises fears of contagion across eastern Europe THE patient emerges from intensive care, hurls the medicine at the doctors and bites his blood donor. That may be an unfair characterisation of the recent news from crisis-stricken Latvia, but it is pretty much how outsiders …
Sep 24
Baltic turnaround?
Baltic economies Feeling a bit fragile Sep 24th 2009From The Economist print edition A Baltic meltdown has been averted, but the gloom may yet last a bit longer WORRIES about a financial meltdown across eastern Europe have receded, thanks to generous outside support, some canny policies and the start of a recovery in western Europe. …
May 21
CEE economics
Central and Eastern Europe No panic, just gloom May 14th 2009From The Economist print edition The region as a whole may have avoided economic meltdown, but several countries still face a painful slump THANKS to a mix of luck and good decisions, the economic apocalypse that loomed over central and eastern Europe seems to have …
Apr 24
Polish economy
Poland’s economy Not like the neighbours Apr 23rd 2009 | WARSAWFrom The Economist print edition Most east European economies look sickly, but not Poland—so far A LOT like South Korea, a bit like Mexico and not at all like its neighbours. That is how Poland wants to be seen after it set up a $20.5 …
Apr 09
Baltic economics
[sorry for lack of activity. I am taking longer than expected to get over my hospital excursion]The troubled Baltics Still afloat in the Baltic, just Apr 8th 2009 | TALLINN From The Economist print edition The three Baltic economies face a spiralling economic downturn ONCE the fastest-growing economies in Europe, the three Baltic countries are …
Mar 26
Europe view 124–time to boycott France?
Europe.view Plus rien de français?Mar 26th 2009From Economist.com Skoda, blancmange and the price of principle FRENCH politicians seem to see no benefit from economic integration with eastern Europe. The industry minister wants to “repatriate” jobs from Slovenia. President Nicolas Sarkozy says it is unacceptable that French manufacturers make cars for the French market in the …
Mar 14
europe view column
Europe.view Put the beam before the moteMar 12th 2009From Economist.com Eastern Europe should not be tempted by paranoia WAS it all a conspiracy? It is not the first time in east European history that the question has been asked. Wicked western manipulators were a staple of communist-era propaganda. Before that, anti-Semitic politicians used to blame …
Mar 05
earlier leader (editorial) piece on CEE
Eastern Europe Argentina on the Danube?Feb 19th 2009From The Economist print edition Europe is facing nightmarish problems in its east. With help from the West, meltdown can be avoided Correction to this article IF YOU mix East Asia from 1997 with Latin America in 2001, do you get eastern Europe in 2009? Already worried, financial …
Mar 05
Briefing (three-pager) on CEE Economies
Having dropped everything because of the libel suit, I undropped it all briefly to write this piece which actually came out a week ago. Sorry for not posting it earlier Ex-communist economies The whiff of contagion Feb 26th 2009From The Economist print edition Eastern Europe’s woes are not unmanageable. But they are not being managed. …
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