Romania’s economy continues to expand this year, by some 1.5-2% this year and possibly more in the coming years, driven by industry, but the negative output gap remains wide. The change in the ... more
Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele expressed his disappointment with the lack of any progress on Bosnia’s EU agenda. He warned the time has come for the alarm to ring for Bosnia because the ... more
The new government line-up of PM designate Plamen Oresharski won a weak but expected parliamentary vote on May 29. Bulgaria's economy expanded by 0.4% year on year in real terms in the first quarter ... more
Russia’s economy expanded by 1.6% year on year in the first quarter of 2013, easing from a 2.1% year on year growth in Q4/12 and 4.8% year on year in Q1/12. This year’s first-quarter GDP growth ... more
Volksbank Romania is refurbishing its offices in a minimalistic style, which should actually be embraced by whole country’s financial industry, and waits for would-be investors. The detail is far ... more
Romanian’s pharmaceutical market measured at distribution prices level expanded by 3.6% year on year (4.3% % year on year in local currency) to EUR 691.9mn (RON 3.1bn) in Q1/2013. Nonetheless, on a ... more
The IntelliNews Ukraine Statistics Report is a monthly report, covering the major statistical data in the country. This includes information on industrial production, the CPI figures, official ... more
Under the 10th Malaysia Plan (2011–2015), the government has identified healthcare services as one of the 12 National Key Economic Areas (NKEA) to generate revenue for the country. Malaysia now has ... more
The Indian coal industry is one of core industries in the country and is dominated by public sector undertakings, particularly Coal India Ltd. The industry involves coal and lignite mining, ... more
Over the past year, there have been both positive and negative developments concerning the construction and real estate sectors in Bulgaria. In terms of environment, we consider the political crisis ... more
The IT market value maintained positive annual performance across all major segments- hardware, software and services in 2012. The pace decelerated visibly compared to 2011, yet the Polish IT market ... more
Romania will produce raw steel/raw steel goods [code 72] only for local processing or consumption [and not for exports]; the industry has a potential for growth that depends on the construction ... more
Tobacco is one of the major commercial crops in India. Irrespective of the health hazards associated with it, the Indian tobacco industry contributes significantly to the economy in terms of ... more
Singapore’s food and beverage (F&B) services industry contributed approximately SGD 11.98bn or 3.5% to the country’s total GDP in 2012. On a per capita basis, Singapore has the highest food ... more
The telecommunication industry has played an important role in the development of Indonesia’s economy over the last few years. Not only has it increased connectivity across the country, it has also ... more
The Croatian economy will most likely continue its four-year recession in 2013 with the IMF forecasting a contraction of 0.2% this year. Therefore, the positive effects from the country joining the ... more
The Montenegrin parliament decided that the production at KAP should continue until a proper feasibility study on the aluminium industry development is drafted by October 20.The European Commission ... more
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) worsened its outlook for Albania’s economic growth in 2013 revising down its forecast to 1.5% from 1.6%, the bank said in the latest ... more
Bosnia’s 2013 growth outlook remains one of the weakest in the SEE region according to the latest forecast of the IMF and the EBRD. The EBRD reduced Bosnia’s 2013 GDP growth forecast to 0.1% in ... more
The outgoing-government’s CEDB scored a narrow victory in the early parliamentary elections held in Bulgaria on May 12. The European Commission, the EBRD and the IMF all lowered their forecasts of ... more