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Central Europe driven by domestic demand

The full breakdown of Q1 GDP data for the economies of Central Europe confirmed that domestic demand remains the main driver of growth, although there was a surprisingly large boost from net trade in a few economies. But a fading of the investment boom and continued weakness in the euro-zone economy will cause growth to weaken over the rest of the year.

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