wiiw Spring Economic Forecast for Central, East and Southeast Europe (CESEE)
24 April 2024 4:00 pm CEST
Economist Olga Pindyuk and Deputy Director Richard Grieveson will present wiiw's new economic forecasts for CESEE in 2024-26.
Venue
Webinar via Zoom - Please register at the link below
Description
Economist Olga Pindyuk and Deputy Director Richard Grieveson will present wiiw's new economic forecasts for CESEE in 2024-26.
Registration HERE
The following questions will be addressed:
- How is the weak economic performance of Germany affecting CESEE?
- Can CESEE countries resume convergence with Western Europe in 2024-2026?
- Will the removal of price controls and higher real wage growth push up inflation in CESEE?
- Have higher global interest rates impacted CESEE countries’ access to external financing?
- How efficient has CESEE been in using the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility funds?
- How will the upcoming elections in Europe and the US impact the region’s economic prospects?
- How successful is Russia in circumventing Western sanctions?
- How resilient has Ukraine’s economy been and can it continue growing under the conditions of the protracted war?
Presenter: Olga Pindyuk
Moderator: Richard Grieveson
Olga Pindyuk is Economist at wiiw and country expert for Ukraine and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Her research focuses on foreign trade, in particular trade in services, and foreign direct investment. She has extensive experience with services trade data and does research on modelling trade costs in services trade and on linkages between producer services trade and manufacturing. Previously, she worked as a consultant with the World Bank (Ukraine office) and the DFID Ukraine Trade Policy Project.
Richard Grieveson is wiiw Deputy Director. He specialises in the economies of Central, East and Southeast Europe.
The presentation will be in English.
Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions.