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Emerging Europe Economics > Emerging Europe Economics Update — Hungarian government still too sanguine on IMF dealLatin America Economics > Latin America Update — Balanced growth suggests Mexico will continue to outperformEmerging Asia Economics > Emerging Asia Economics Weekly — Burma - Asian tiger or basket case?Emerging Europe Economics > Emerging Europe Economics Update — Ukraine is running out of optionsEmerging Asia Economics > Emerging Asia Economics Update — How have last year's natural disasters affected Asia?European Economics > European Economics Update — Greece still in a "debt trap"Emerging Europe Economics > Emerging Europe Economics Update — Hungary concedes ground to the EC, but barriers still lie aheadMiddle East & North Africa Economics > Middle East Analyst — 'Arab Spring' puts the focus on near-term divergenceGlobal Economics > Global Economics Update — Could a Greek default be another Lehman's moment?Middle East & North Africa Economics > Middle East Economic Updates — Syria: A prolonged crisis is on the cards
Middle East & North Africa Economics > Middle East Economic Updates — IMF will need to address Egypt's external funding problemsEmerging Europe Economics > Emerging Europe Economics Focus — The economic consequences of Russia's unrestEmerging Asia Economics > Emerging Asia Economics Update — Kim Jong-il's death adds to Korean uncertaintyChina Economics > China Economics Update — Global slowdown will expose failure to boost consumptionChina Economics > China Economics Update — Policymakers embrace pro-growth stanceJapan Economics > Japan Economics Focus — Will Japan be the next domino to fall?European Economics > European Economics Focus — How and when will the euro-zone break up?European Economics > European Economics Weekly — Break-up worries finally hitting the euroMiddle East & North Africa Economics > Middle East Economic Updates — Egypt election concerns add to already high financing risksChina Economics > China Chart Book — Policy starts to turn
Emerging Asia Economics > Emerging Asia Economics Weekly — Recent free-trade initiatives are over-hypedEmerging Asia Economics > Emerging Asia Economics Weekly — Assessing the fallout from Thailand's flood disasterGlobal Economics > Global Economics Update — Kicking the Cannes down the roadGlobal Economics > Global Economics Update — Will the G20 achieve anything in Cannes?European Economics > European Economics Update — Greek referendum throws whole rescue plan into doubtEmerging Europe Economics > Emerging Europe Economics Update — Russia: WTO gains depend on wider economic reformThis article appears in multiple services — Rebalancing knocked off courseGlobal Economics > Global Economics Focus — Does a sovereign debt crisis always cause a financial crisis?This article appears in multiple services — Regional Monitor (Sep.)European Economics > European Economics Update — Greek budget does not eliminate near-term default risks
Middle East & North Africa Economics > Middle East Economic Updates — Increasing female participation in Saudi could boost growthEmerging Asia Economics > Emerging Asia Economics Update — Asia growth forecasts cut amid weak global outlookEmerging Europe Economics > Emerging Europe Economics Focus — Lessons from the Fall of the WallJapan Economics > Japan Economics Update — Old economic problems for a new leaderEuropean Economics > European Economics Update — Is Ireland over the worst?China Economics > China Economics Update — How could China help the rest of the world?This article appears in multiple services — Is the UK on the ratings hit-list?European Economics > European Economics Update — Can the new rescue package solve Greece’s problems?This article appears in multiple services — Can Asia avoid the middle-income trap?Emerging Asia Economics > Emerging Asia Economics Update — Can high growth in India survive the state sector problems?
This article appears in multiple services — Pension funds vulnerable to renewed economic slowdownChina Economics > China Economics Update — How many young workers are there?Latin America Economics > Latin America Focus — Clinging to the coattails of China?UK Consumer > UK Consumer Focus — As many Eastern Europeans going as comingThis article appears in multiple services — As many Eastern Europeans going as comingUK Economics > UK Economics Focus — Spare capacity could yet turn inflation negativeUS Economics > US Economics Focus — Fall in potential growth unlikely to force Fed's handUS Economics > US Economics Focus — The US could take years to recover from its debt hangoverEuropean Economics > European Economics Focus — Italy: is something moving under the surface?This article appears in multiple services — The next decade (Q2 2009)
Emerging Europe Economics > Emerging Europe Economics Focus — Time to tear up the growth model?UK Consumer > UK Consumer Focus — How to spot a recovery – the evidence from past recessionsThis article appears in multiple services — Falling immigration won't stop unemployment risingUK Consumer > UK Consumer Update — Falling immigration won't stop unemployment risingUK Economics > UK Economics Focus — Lower trend growth won’t stop inflation fallingThis article appears in multiple services — Productivity slowdown won’t stop employment fallingEmerging Europe Economics > Emerging Europe Economics Focus — Romania: a 21st century manufacturing hub?This article appears in multiple services — Further signs that immigration has peakedUK Consumer > UK Consumer Update — Further signs that immigration has peakedUK Consumer > UK Consumer Update — Wide wage differentials won't stop migration falling
This article appears in multiple services — Mind the gap (Q2 2008)This article appears in multiple services — Migrant flows - the UK’s loss is Poland’s gainEuropean Economics > European Economics Focus — Is stronger euro-zone productivity growth here to stay?Emerging Europe Economics > Emerging Europe Economics Focus — Turkey: the end of a golden era?UK Economics > UK Economics Focus — Influx of migrants to widen current account deficitEmerging Europe Economics > Emerging Europe Economics Focus — Labour market reform critical to Polish prospectsEuropean Economics > European Economics Focus — Europe's demographic time bombThis article appears in multiple services — The shape of things to come – The UK economy over the next 20 years (Q2 2007)UK Economics > UK Economics Focus — Net migration has probably peakedUK Economics > UK Economics Focus — Immigration to keep wage pressures subdued
This article appears in multiple services — Getting Older - the economic consequences of an ageing population (Q3 05)UK Economics > UK Economics Focus — Productivity boost around the corner