wiiw Forecast Reports
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Growth momentum robust amid political risks
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in: Cautious Upturn in CESEE: Haunted by the Spectre of Uncertainty
wiiw Forecast Report No. Spring 2017, March 2017 , pp. 51-54
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Growth momentum improved in the second half of 2016, and this should continue in 2017, as a strengthening labour market and rising wages boost private consumption. Industrial output should also post fairly strong growth, helping to underpin an improvement in exports, although this will continue to be held back somewhat by poor infrastructure. The IMF programme will face delays related to political infighting, but should continue to ensure relative fiscal discipline.
Reference to wiiw databases: wiiw Annual Database, wiiw Monthly Database
Countries covered: Bosnia and Herzegovina