Economics news & events

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EBRD: Growth to come [Financial Times - ‎May 10, 2013‎]

EBRD 2013 [The Banker, May 10-11, 2013]

Receding eurozone risk lifts east Europe [Financial Times - ‎Jan 21, 2013‎]

CEE: EBRD sees glimmers of hope [Financial Times (blog) - ‎Jan 21, 2013‎]

Development bank sees growth pick up in E.Europe and N.Africa [Reuters - ‎Jan 21, 2013‎]

East European Slowdown Is Bottoming Out, Development Bank Says [Businessweek - ‎Jan 21, 2013‎]

The worst may be over for Eastern Europe, EBRD says [emergingmarkets.org - ‎Jan 21, 2013‎]

EBRD expresses optimism over eurozone debt crisis [Business Recorder (blog) - ‎‎Jan 21, 2013‎]

EBRD sees 'modest' economic recovery in Bulgaria in 2013 [The Sofia Globe - ‎‎Jan 21, 2013‎]

EBRD Slashes Central, South Eastern Europe Growth Outlook [RTT News - ‎Jan 21, 2013‎]

Turkey's economy to return to moderate expansion in 2013 [Balkans.com Business News - ‎‎Jan 21, 2013‎]

EBRD downgrades outlook for Ukraine's GDP growth in 2013 [UkrAgroConsult - ‎Jan 21, 2013]

EBRD lowers Ukraine's 2013 growth forecast to 1% [People's Daily Online - ‎‎Jan 21, 2013‎]

EBRD Improves Bulgaria Economic Growth Forecast [Novinite.com - ‎Jan 21, 2013‎]

Ukraine's economy to expand 1% in 2013: EBRD [MENAFN.COM - ‎‎Jan 21, 2013]

EBRD : Bulgarian Economy To Grow By 1.9% In 2013 [Standart News - ‎‎Jan 21, 2013‎]

EBRD: Signs of declining economic growth emerge in Georgia [Trend.az - ‎‎Jan 21, 2013‎]

EBRD upgrades GDP growth forecast for Armenia [PanARMENIAN.Net - ‎‎Jan 21, 2013‎]

EBRD: Bulgaria's economy set to grow by 1.9% by the end of 2013 [Standart News - ‎‎Jan 21, 2013‎]

EBRD cuts Poland's 2013 growth forecast [thenews.pl - ‎Jan 21, 2013‎]

EBRD reverses growth forecast for Hungary, predicts recession in 2013 [Politics.hu - ‎Jan 21, 2013‎]

EBRD projects Macedonian economy to rise 1.8% [MINA - ‎Jan 21, 2013‎]

EBRD downgrades 2013 GDP growth forecast for Poland [Warsaw Voice - ‎‎Jan 21, 2013‎]

Eastern Europe to recover as euro crisis eases: [Europe Online Magazine - ‎Jan 21, 2013‎]

EBRD: Main risks of Azerbaijan's economy are related with oil dependency factor [APA - ‎Jan 21, 2013‎]

EBRD Preserves Forecast of 2% GDP Contraction for 2013 [STA - Slovenska Tiskovna Agencija (subscription) - ‎Jan 21, 2013‎]

Europe's challenge; EU should do more to stamp out anti-democratic practices [Financial Times, 19 August 2012] (176KB - PDF)

What explains political institutions? Evidence from colonial British America [Vox, 17 August 2012]

Regional Economic prospects, July 2012 (517KB - PDF)

Analysis: Money's retreat home threatens globalization [Reuters, 25 June 2012]

Vienna Initiative II Mission Statement (60KB - PDF)

Regional Economic prospects, May 2012 (676KB - PDF)

Chief Economist's Press Briefing, 18 May 2012 (91KB - PDF)

Transition to Transition Initiative

ПИТЕР САНФЕЈ, ГЛАВЕН ЕKОНОМИСТ ВО ЕБОР ЗА ЈУГОИСТОЧНА ЕВРОПА [Dnevnik 3 May 2012]

Сенфеј: Македонија има потенцијал да се наметне на светскиот пазар [Kanal 5 TV 28 April 2012]

http://www.kanal5.com.mk/default.aspx?mId=44&egId=14&eventId=90616

Emerging markets hold breath as EU banks shrink [Reuters 30 April 2012] (32KB - PDF)

Эрик Берглоф: «В России впервые за долгие годы возникла неопределенность» [Vedomosti 18 April 2012]

A tale of two economies [European Voice, 12 April 2012] (2MB - PDF)

European Banking Coordination "Vienna 2.0" Initiative reports on Basel III implementation and NPLs in emerging Europe [EBRD, 29 March 2012]

Officials Unite Again to Protect Eastern Europe’s Banks [New York Times, 14 March 2012]

European Banking coordination "Vienna 2.0" initiative reports on Basel III implementation and NPLs in emerging Europe [EBRD 29 March 2012]

Officials Unite Again to Protect Eastern Europe’s Banks [New York Times, 14 March 2012]

Pullback from E.Europe banks must be orderly-EBRD [Reuters, 14 March 2012]

Eastern Europe’s Lenders Keep Support as Parent Funding Shifts, Fitch Says [Bloomberg, 13 March 2012]

Public Sector, Banks Agree Measures To Slow CEE Loan Decline [Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones, 13 March 2012]

Full Forum Meeting of the European Bank Coordination “Vienna 2.0” Initiative

A good deal for Greece, its creditors, and Europe [Reuters, 01 March 2012]

Economic outlook for eastern Europe darkens [Financial Times, 24 January 2012]

EBRD Cuts CEE Growth Forecasts Again, Now Expects Euro-Zone Recession [Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal, 24 January 2012]

EBRD trims growth outlook for Eastern Europe [AFP, 24 January 2012]

Vienna 2.0 [The Economist, 21 January 2012]

Forint advances second day as bonds rise on Hungary aid prospect optimism [Bloomberg, 18 January 2012]

World Bank warns emerging nations to prepare for slump [Reuters, 18 January 2012]

Austria clarifies plan to curb eastward lending [Financial Times, 17 January 2012]

EBRD Ready to support Hungary once IMF/EU deal done-senior economist [The Wall Street Journal, 17 January 2012]

EBRD's Berglof sees consensus on new Vienna Initiative [Reuters, 17 January 2012]

Transition to Transition (T2T) Cairo video

Erik Berglof: From Revolution To Evolution [Le Temps, 30 November 2011]

Erik Berglof: Crisis hits central and eastern Europe [Financial Times, 22 November 2011]

Jonathan Charles on the Transition Report 2011 on BBC 4 News [15 November 2011]

Alexander Pivovarsky: EBRD expert on the impact of European crisis on Ukrainian life [Voice of America, 15 November 2011]

Pro-democracy feeling wanes in parts of E.Europe - EBRD [Reuters, 15 November 2011]

Erik Berglöf: EBRD Chief Economist Sees "Considerable" Deleveraging in Eastern Europe [The Wall Street Journal, 10 November 2011]

CNBC report on the Transition to Transition Initiative event in Cairo, Egypt [26 October 2011]

Jeromin Zettelmeyer: Eurozone woes slowing emerging Europe [Financial Times, 18 October 2011]

Jeromin Zettelmeyer:EBRD Economist Sees Growth Hit For East Europe [Wall Street Journal, 18 October 2011]

EBRD cuts 2012 growth forecasts for CEE [Financial Times, 18 October 2011]

Eastern Europe Faces Bleak Outlook [Wall Street Journal, 18 October 2011

Erik Berglöf:  Forced FX loan repayment rate 'quite dangerous': EBRD [Arab News, 12 September 2011]

Piroska Nagy and Alexander Pivovarsky: Global market turmoil hurts East Europe, Development bank says [Bloomberg, 12 September 2011] 

Erik Berglöf: Waiting on Euroland [Global Finance Magazine, 8 September 2011]

Alexander Pivovarsky:  Economic Turmoil of 2008 will not happen [Glavkom, 18 August 2011]

Erik Berglöf: EBRD's Berglof Says `Issues Still Remain' After EU Deal [Bloomberg, 22 July 2011]

Erik Berglöf: Full Russian bank privatisation long way off [Financial Times, 8 July 2011]

Erik Berglöf:Euro Crisis in ‘Uncharted Territory’ Menaces Eastern States, Berglof Says [Bloomberg, 14 July 2011]

Life in Transition Survey 2010 in the press

Europe split in happiness survey: BBC [29 June 2011]

BBC radio: The World Today: 29/06/2011

 После коммунизма: жить стало лучше? [BBC Russian Service, 29 June 2011]:

East Europeans show resilience in global gloom [Financial Times, 29 June 2011]

 Eastern Europe and central Asia: the human cost of the economic crisis [The Guardian, 29 June 2011]:

Central and Eastern Europe support for market ebbs post crisis - survey [Reuters, 29 June 2011]:

Eastern Europe Support for Democracy Slips in Crisis, Poll Shows [Bloomberg, 29 June 2011]

Last updated 13 May 2013