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Economic Bulletin for Europe

Economic Bulletin for Europe

From 1949 through 1997, the Economic Bulletin of Europe provided a detailed analysis of international trade and financial relations of the ECE region and the world economy. Starting in 1998 the Bulletin was discontinued in favour of a second semi-annual issue of the Economic Survey in Europe.

  • Economic Bulletin for Europe, Volume 49 (1997)

Below is the table of contents of the 1997 Bulletin

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Chapter 1 Main developments in the ECE economies in 1997 and the outlook for 1998 [PDF] [Word]
Chapter 2 Foreign trade of the transition economies    
Chapter 3 External financial developments in the transition economies    
Chapter 4 Surges in capital flows into eastern Europe, 1990-1996    
Appendix Statistical appendix tables [PDF]  


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