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Central, East and Southeast Europe: Recent Economic Developments and Forecast

• Table: Overview 2016-2017 and outlook 2018-2020 (p. 1)
• Figures: GDP growth in 2017-2020 and contribution of individual demand components in percentage points (p. 2)
• Albania: Overvalued domestic currency (by Isilda Mara; p. 3)
• Belarus: Unexpected surge in economic activity (by Rumen Dobrinsky; p. 4) 
• Bosnia and Herzegovina: Risks high ahead of election (by Richard Grieveson; p. 5)
• Bulgaria: Past the peak of the cycle? (by Rumen Dobrinsky; p. 6)
• Croatia: Investments subdued (by Hermine Vidovic; p. 7)
• Czech Republic: Balanced and moderate growth (by Leon Podkaminer; p. 8)
• Estonia: Growth boosted by internal demand (by Sebastian Leitner; p. 9)
• Hungary: Strong expansion on fragile fundaments (by Sándor Richter; p. 10)
• Kazakhstan: Benefiting from high oil prices (by Olga Pindyuk; p. 11)
• Kosovo: Growth accelerating amid political instability (by Isilda Mara; p. 12)
• Latvia: Still riding high on the election and investment cycle but slowdown ahead (by Sebastian Leitner; p. 13)
• Lithuania: Flourishing economy but lacking welfare state  (by Sebastian Leitner; p. 14)
• Macedonia: New name and improved connectivity may boost growth (by Peter Havlik; p. 15)
• Montenegro: Stable outlook (by Olga Pindyuk; p. 16) 
• Poland: First clouds on the horizon (by Leon Podkaminer; p. 17)
• Romania: Economic growth falters (by Gábor Hunya; p. 18)
• Russian Federation: More of the same will not be helpful (by Peter Havlik; p. 19)
• Serbia: Cautiously optimistic (by Richard Grieveson; p. 20)
• Slovakia: Solid growth with extra kick from automotive industry (by Doris Hanzl-Weiss; p. 21)
• Slovenia: Broad-based growth continues (by Hermine Vidovic; p. 22)
• Turkey: Sailing close to the wind (by Richard Grieveson; p. 23)
• Ukraine: Remittances offset growing trade deficit (by Vasily Astrov; p. 24)