As the global slump intensifies, lingering inflation concerns have given way to fears of an imminent recession in Emerging Europe. But large external deficits have caused currencies in the region to plunge, preventing interest rates from being cut. The exception is the Czech Republic, where we expect rates to be lowered by at least another 25bps before the end of the year.
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