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Lithuania

Macro View

Lithuania: Economic Profile

Fitch Raises Outlook on Lithuania's Rating

Baltics : Lithuania : Europe : Macro View : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle :

Central and Eastern Europe: Economic Outlook

Recovery in Eastern Europe: When Will It Come? What Could Drive It?

Eastern Europe: Stabilization, but Vulnerabilities Remain

Baltics : Bulgaria : Central Europe : Croatia : Czech Republic : Eurozone : Hungary : Latvia : Lithuania : Poland : Romania : Serbia : Slovakia : Slovenia : South East Europe : Europe : Macro View : Current Financial Crisis : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle : Systemic Risk, Vulnerabilities and Asset Bubbles :

Euro Adoption Path for EU Newcomers

Will Greek Woes Delay EU Newcomers' Euro Adoption Timetable?

Euro Ambitions in the Baltics: Estonia Stands Out

Europe : Macro View : Baltics : Bulgaria : Central Europe : Czech Republic : Estonia : Eurozone : Hungary : Latvia : Lithuania : Poland : Romania : South East Europe :

Eastern European Public Finances

Public Finances: Eastern Europe Outshines EMU Periphery

Poland's Deteriorating Fiscal Position: New Spending Rule Announced

Baltics : Bulgaria : Central Europe : Czech Republic : Estonia : Hungary : Latvia : Lithuania : Poland : Romania : South East Europe : Europe : Macro View : Fiscal Policy :

Shaky Currency Pegs in the Baltic States

Swedish Banks: More Resilient Now, But Risks Remain

Should the IMF Have Required Devaluation In Latvia?

Baltics : Estonia : Latvia : Lithuania : Sweden : Europe : Macro View : Markets : Currencies :

Central and Eastern European Demographics

Central and Eastern European Demographics: Impact Of Greying And Emigration

Baltics : Bulgaria : Central Europe : Czech Republic : Estonia : Hungary : Latvia : Lithuania : Poland : Romania : Slovakia : Slovenia : South East Europe : Europe : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Macro View : Demographics, Retirement and Health Care : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Eastern Europe: External Accounts

Eastern Europe Current Accounts in Adjustment: Out of the Danger Zone?

Baltics : Bulgaria : Central Europe : Czech Republic : Estonia : Hungary : Latvia : Lithuania : Poland : Romania : South East Europe : Europe : Macro View : Capital Flows, FDIs, Capital Controls : Current Account : External Balance :

Hard Landings in the Baltic States

Latvia Politics: October Vote Weighs on the Country’s Credit Rating

Baltics : Estonia : Latvia : Lithuania : Europe : Macro View : Growth Outlook and Business Cycle :

Markets

Shaky Currency Pegs in the Baltic States

Swedish Banks: More Resilient Now, But Risks Remain

Should the IMF Have Required Devaluation In Latvia?

Baltics : Estonia : Latvia : Lithuania : Sweden : Europe : Macro View : Markets : Currencies :

Finance & Banking

Western European Banks' Support of their Eastern Counterparts

Greek Banks: Could Downgrade to BBB Lead to a Downward Spiral?

Hybrid EU Bank Capital: Twists of Regulators' Burden-Sharing Requirement

Austria : Baltics : Bulgaria : Central Europe : Croatia : Czech Republic : Estonia : Eurozone : Greece : Hungary : Italy : Latvia : Lithuania : Poland : Romania : Serbia : South East Europe : Sweden : Europe : Finance and Banking : Banks and Risk Management :

Geostrategic & Long Term

Russia and the U.S.

U.S.-Russia Ties: Nuclear Disarmament Treaty in Sight?

U.S. Scales Down Missile Shield in Eastern Europe

Baltics : Central Asia : Central Europe : Estonia : Kazakhstan : Latvia : Lithuania : Poland : Russia : Russia and CIS : Ukraine : United States : Europe : North America : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Foreign Policy and Geostrategic Risks : Nuclear Proliferation : Terrorism, Civil Strife and Security :

Political Risk in Eastern Europe

Polish Politics: Reforms Hinge on the 2010 Presidential Vote?

Nationalism and the Far-Right on the Rise in Eastern Europe

Baltics : Bulgaria : Central Europe : Czech Republic : Estonia : Hungary : Latvia : Lithuania : Poland : Romania : Russia and CIS : South East Europe : Ukraine : Europe : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Domestic Politics and Political Risks :

Central and Eastern European Demographics

Central and Eastern European Demographics: Impact Of Greying And Emigration

Baltics : Bulgaria : Central Europe : Czech Republic : Estonia : Hungary : Latvia : Lithuania : Poland : Romania : Slovakia : Slovenia : South East Europe : Europe : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Macro View : Demographics, Retirement and Health Care : Labor Markets and Productivity :

Russia and the EU

U.S.-Russia Ties: Nuclear Disarmament Treaty in Sight?

U.S. Scales Down Missile Shield in Eastern Europe

Austria : Baltics : Central Europe : Estonia : Germany : Italy : Latvia : Lithuania : Russia : Russia and CIS : Slovenia : Ukraine : Europe : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Energy Security and Supply Risks : Foreign Policy and Geostrategic Risks :

Political Risk in the Baltics

Shaky Baltic Governments: Sharp Budget Cuts Boost Political Risk

Estonian Minority Government Under Strain: Euro Adoption Goal At Risk?

Baltics : Estonia : Latvia : Lithuania : Europe : Geostrategic and Long Term Issues : Domestic Politics and Political Risks :

Key Indicators

Consumer Price Index
 Total
 (2005=100, NSA)
126.33,126.36,125.95,127.54,127.48 127.48
Unemployment Rate-Urban & Rural-Male & Female-Persons aged 15 and Older
 (%)
5.9,7.9,11.9,13.6,13.8 13.8
Official Reserve Assets
 (Mil. $)
8319.8,7874,6659.9,6705.9,7585.6 7,585.6
Balance of Payments
 Current Account - Balance
 (Mil. Euros)
239.51,-60.81,238.57,388.9,-38.63 -38.63
Foreign Trade
 Exports - Total
 (Mil. LTL, NSA)
3644,3717.9,3611.9,3701.6,3074.9 3,074.9
data by Moody's

RGE's Q1 2010 Lithuania Outlook

Lithuania experienced one of the harshest recessions in the EU and in the world in 2009. The economy contracted 15%, a stark contrast from average growth rates of over 8% per year from 2003-2007. The global crisis exacerbated the difficult adjustment process of unwinding the external and internal imbalances that were amassed during Lithuania’s boom years. To restore competitiveness lost through years of overheating, the economy is now undergoing a difficult process of internal deflation (adjustment via wage and price cuts), as the country’s currency is fixed to the euro in a currency board regime. So far, Lithuania has avoided Latvia’s fate and has not had to seek assistance from the IMF or other international lenders. The recession has now formally ended. Lithuania posted two straight quarters of...

Read the Q1 2010 Lithuania Outlook.

RGE Analysis

Lithuania: Q1 2010 Outlook

By Mary Stokes Jan 30, 2010

Lithuania Economic Outlook, Q4 2009

Mary Stokes Oct 07, 2009

Lithuania Economic Outlook, Q3 2009

Mary Stokes Jul 24, 2009

Swedish Banks: Could They Get Burned by Heavy Baltic Exposure?

Mary Stokes and David Rogovic Jun 24, 2009

Latvia: Will It Start a Dangerous Domino Effect?

Mary Stokes May 06, 2009

EconoMonitors

US EconoMonitor

We Might Default on Our Governments’ Debt in the Future. Do You Know How Often We’ve Done So in the Past?

Fabius Maximus Mar 11, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Choppy Waters Rock the Trans-Atlantic Relationship

Michael Moran Mar 11, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Time to Regulate Derivatives (Like Every Other Financial Instrument)

Barry Ritholtz Mar 11, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Business Economists on the CFPA

James Kwak Mar 11, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

The German Economy Is Essentially "Intact"

Edward Hugh Mar 11, 2010

US EconoMonitor

The Speech for Which We Have Been Waiting

Simon Johnson Mar 11, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE's Arun Motianey Discusses the SuperCycles Theory with CNBC's Squawk Box

Arun Motianey Mar 10, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

Africa Is Back

Dominique Strauss-Kahn Mar 10, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

The Misleading Political Calm in Turkey

Emre Deliveli Mar 10, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

‘Swap Tango’ – A Derivative Regulation Dance: Part 2

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RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE's Wednesday Note - The Rising Risk of Double-Dipping

Nouriel Roubini Mar 10, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

Rain and Tears in Greece

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Europe EconoMonitor

European Monetary Fund, Arriving Soon

Simon Johnson Mar 9, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

The Gold Bubble

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Emerging Markets Monitor

China's Reserves - What Are They Good For - Not As Much As You Think

China Economist Mar 9, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Happy Anniversary: Top and Bottom!

Barry Ritholtz Mar 9, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Bail Out Our Schools

Robert Reich Mar 9, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Vola-geddon

Models & Agents Mar 9, 2010

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

Bloomberg Reports Roubini Says Cautious China to Limit Yuan Gain to 4%

Nouriel Roubini Mar 8, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

March Madness

Rob Parenteau Mar 8, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Real Personal Income Less Transfer Payments

Tim Duy Mar 8, 2010

Peterson Institute for International Economics Monitor

The Greek Tragedy That Changed Europe

Simon Johnson Mar 8, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

More on the Resolution Authority Headfake

Yves Smith Mar 8, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

A New Index of Financial Conditions

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Finance & Markets Monitor

‘Swap Tango’ – A Derivative Regulation Dance: Part 1

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Global Macro EconoMonitor

2010: BRICs, PIIGS and the G-5 Countries

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Emerging Markets Monitor

India's Finance Minister Plays It Safe with 2010 Budget

Rajeev Mantri Mar 7, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

Hanging in the Balance over at the ECB

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US EconoMonitor

Employment Chart Roundup

Barry Ritholtz Mar 7, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Morgenson on Municipalities’ Swap Fiascoes

Yves Smith Mar 7, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Does the Obama Administration Even Want to Win in November?

Simon Johnson Mar 7, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

The End Game for Europe: Wage Cutting and the Battle for Exports

Rebecca Wilder Mar 7, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Iraqi Elections Likely to Fuel Ethnic Tensions, Further Delay Access to Kirkuk's Reserves

Gareth Jenkins Mar 5, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

German Responsible for Stability and Growth Pact Wants to Bail Greece Out

Edward Harrison Mar 5, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE's Weekly Roundup

RGE Analyst Team Mar 5, 2010

Peterson Institute for International Economics Monitor

How Best to Boost U.S. Exports

C. Fred Bergsten Mar 4, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

Stuck in Neutral – What Japan’s Rebalancing Can Teach Us

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Global Macro EconoMonitor

Economy Slowly Improving but Risks Posed by Weak Employment and Tight Credit Remain

John Graham and Kate O'Sullivan Mar 4, 2010

Latin America Economonitor

Some Reflection about the Inflation Process in Argentina

Miguel A. Kiguel Mar 4, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Yemen’s Push into the Gas Sector Fails to Stimulate Great Excitement and Raises Disturbing Questions

Fawzia Sheikh Mar 4, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Worry Not About America Becoming Like Zimbabwe, Worry About Becoming Like Argentina

Fabius Maximus Mar 4, 2010

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

The Rising Risk of Double-Dipping

Nouriel Roubini Mar 4, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

The Greek Job

Satyajit Das Mar 4, 2010

Asia EconoMonitor

What’s on the Agenda at China’s National People’s Congress?

Adam Wolfe Mar 3, 2010

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

RGE's Wednesday Note - Will Silver Sparkle in 2010?

Mikka Pineda Mar 3, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

The "Three Speed" Global Manufacturing Recovery Continues in February

Edward Hugh Mar 2, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

Ukraine: Swinging Away

Walter Molano Mar 2, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Ronald Reagan the Keynesian

Edward Harrison Mar 2, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Can Obama Turn America Into Something Like Zimbabwe?

Fabius Maximus Mar 2, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Why No International Financial Regulation?

Simon Johnson Mar 2, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Banksters Win Yet Again: Dodd Proposes Putting Consumer Protection Agency at the Fed

Yves Smith Mar 2, 2010

US EconoMonitor

What Were the Actual Losses in Madoff’s Fraud?

Barry Ritholtz Mar 2, 2010

US EconoMonitor

This Ain't No Party

Walter Molano Mar 2, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Is the Fed Eager to Dismiss Deflationary Pressures?

Tim Duy Mar 2, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Canada’s Growth: Not Yet a Win?

Rachel Ziemba Mar 2, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Crude Oil Hits Ceiling in Week as Hedge Funds Attack Euro

Darrell Delamaide Mar 1, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

Keep Banks Out of Greek Aid Package

Ivo Arnold Mar 1, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

Too Soon to Cry "Victory" on Latvia

Edward Hugh Mar 1, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Krugman: No Bill Is Better Than a Weak Bill

James Kwak Mar 1, 2010

US EconoMonitor

The Enthusiasm Gap

Robert Reich Mar 1, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Berkshire Hathaway Letter to Shareholders

Barry Ritholtz Mar 1, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

M1 Growth in Charts: The Majors vs. the BIICs

Rebecca Wilder Mar 1, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Underwater Home-Owers: Demand Principal Reductions

Barry Ritholtz Feb 26, 2010

US EconoMonitor

The High Road Procurement Policy

Mark Thoma Feb 26, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

A Tale of Two Recoveries: Malaysia vs. Germany

Rebecca Wilder Feb 26, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE's Weekly Roundup

RGE Analyst Team Feb 26, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Exit Strategy Has begun in Brazil, Inflation Surprised to the Downside in Mexico

Bertrand Delgado and Juan Lorenzo Maldonado Feb 25, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Ukraine Elections Saga Not Yet Over

Kavitha Cherian Feb 25, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Where Did Employees from Collapsed Banks Go?

Barry Ritholtz Feb 24, 2010

US EconoMonitor

New Home Sales Hit a Record Low

Edward Harrison Feb 24, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Bust Up the Health Insurance Trusts

Robert Reich Feb 24, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Corporate Political Speech Is Bad for Shareholders

Lucian Bebchuk Feb 24, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Interview with Chris Whalen of Institutional Risk Analytics

Yves Smith Feb 24, 2010

Asia EconoMonitor

Japan: GDP - Exports - Manufacturing - Autos - Toyota

Rebecca Wilder Feb 24, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

Crisis Lessons to Remember for Europe’s Policymakers

Marek Belka Feb 24, 2010

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

RGE’s Wednesday Note: Still No Tightening in China

Adam Wolfe and Rachel Ziemba Feb 24, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Latin America: A Closer Look at Inflation and Growth Dynamics in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia

Bertrand Delgado, Juan Lorenzo Maldonado, and Christian Menegatti Feb 23, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Beware of Greeks Buying Ships

Michael Moran Feb 23, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

Quiet Before the Storm in the Balkans

Emre Deliveli Feb 23, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

Euro, Au Revoir? PIIGS’ Term Structure of Default Probabilities

Paolo Manasse Feb 23, 2010

Latin America Economonitor

Argentina: What Can We Now Expect for 2010?

Miguel A. Kiguel Feb 23, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Should the Fed Stay in Regulation?

David E. Altig Feb 22, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

What the PBoC Cannot Do with Its Reserves

Michael Pettis Feb 22, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

Stopping the Leakages in China

Models & Agents Feb 22, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

The Swedish Banking Crisis Response or the Bailout Hustle?

Edward Harrison Feb 22, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Are Earnings Normalizing? At What Level?

Barry Ritholtz Feb 22, 2010

US EconoMonitor

The Fed's Discount Rate Hike

James Hamilton Feb 22, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

What Greece’s Fiscal Crisis Could Mean for Eastern Europe

Mary Stokes and Jelena Vukotic Feb 22, 2010

US EconoMonitor

It's Time to Enact Health Care with 51 Senate Votes

Robert Reich Feb 21, 2010

US EconoMonitor

We Need Jobs, Not Deficit Cuts

Mark Thoma Feb 21, 2010

US EconoMonitor

CPI + Velocity = Trouble

Rebecca Wilder Feb 21, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Would a Default by the US Government Help America?

Fabius Maximus Feb 21, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Oil Market Summary for 02/16/2010 to 02/20/2010

Darrell Delamaide Feb 21, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Fischisms: The Words “Economic Recovery” Have Become Trendy… Better Read the Fine Print*

Gene Fisch, Jr. and Archana Sivadasan Feb 21, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

Emerging Europe: Managing Large Capital Flows

Marek Belka Feb 19, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

Financial Market Responses to Crisis in Europe: A Reassessment

Ivo Arnold Feb 19, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Early Warning System for Financial Crises Needed

Leif Rosenberger Feb 19, 2010

US EconoMonitor

About the U.S. Economy: Where We Are, Where We’re Going

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RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE's Weekly Roundup

RGE Analyst Team Feb 19, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Stars Align for an Early Hike in Brazil, Mexico's Regulators Ease Pension Fund Investment Rules

Bertrand Delgado and Juan Lorenzo Maldonado Feb 18, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

European Hangover

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US EconoMonitor

The New Normal

James Hamilton Feb 17, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Foreign Holdings of U.S. Treasuries: Was It Really That Bad? No.

Rebecca Wilder Feb 17, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Why Is Wal-Mart Paying Retail Prices?

James Kwak Feb 17, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Unwinding Global Imbalances

Yves Smith Feb 17, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Prerequisites for a Standalone Securitization Market

Joseph Mason Feb 17, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

The Greek Picture Complicates Further: Is the IMF the Solution?

Elisa Parisi-Capone Feb 17, 2010

Asia EconoMonitor

2010 Philippines Elections: Ready, Steady, Go...?

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RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

LatAm Update: Brazil Inflation Tops Expectations, Peru GDP Grows Robustly

Bertrand Delgado Feb 16, 2010

Asia EconoMonitor

Rising Wages in China are a Good Thing

Michael Pettis Feb 16, 2010

US EconoMonitor

A Thought on Evan Bayh and Partisan America

Robert Reich Feb 16, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Greg Mankiw on the Deficit

James Kwak Feb 16, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

Just what is the Real Level of Government Debt in Europe?

Edward Hugh Feb 16, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Coming Soon: 5 Million More Foreclosures

Barry Ritholtz Feb 16, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

Brazil, Inc.

Walter Molano Feb 16, 2010

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

Teaching PIIGS to Fly

Nouriel Roubini Feb 16, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

The Dutch Join the Germans in Rejecting Bailout of Greece

Edward Harrison Feb 16, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

China, China, China!

Rebecca Wilder Feb 16, 2010

US EconoMonitor

The Punch Bowl, the Party, the Exit

David E. Altig Feb 16, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

Emerging Market Bubbles are Essential for Global Stabilization

Arun Motianey Feb 16, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Will the Year of the Tiger Drive Markets?

Rachel Ziemba Feb 15, 2010

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

Roubini CNBC Squawk Box Interviews and Report on Sovereign Debt and Global Growth

Nouriel Roubini Feb 13, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Iranian Bank Tremors

Rachel Ziemba Feb 12, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE's Weekly Roundup

RGE Analyst Team Feb 12, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Latin America: Positive Growth Dynamics but Deteriorating Inflation Expectations

Bertrand Delgado and Juan Lorenzo Maldonado Feb 11, 2010

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

Will Europe's PIGS Learn to Fly?

Nouriel Roubini and Arnab Das Feb 11, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Competing Histories

David E. Altig Feb 11, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Limit Tax Expenditures

Jeffrey Frankel Feb 11, 2010

US EconoMonitor

The National Anthem -- And Why we Need Health Care Reform so Desperately

Robert Reich Feb 11, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

The New Banana Republics

Antonio Carlos Lemgruber Feb 11, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

The Inflation Moderation

Rebecca Wilder Feb 10, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Insolvent European vs American States

Barry Ritholtz Feb 10, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

Reigniting Growth in Emerging Europe

Marek Belka Feb 10, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

How Far Will the PIIGS Fly?

Paolo Manasse Feb 10, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

Looming Problem of Local Debt in China-- 1.6 Trillion Dollars and Rising

Victor Shih Feb 10, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Nothing “Perverse” about the Flight to Bonds

Jennifer Kapila and Arnab Das Feb 10, 2010

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

RGE's Wednesday Note - Global Trade in Recovery Mode

Arpitha Bykere Feb 10, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Automated Elections Do Not Automatically Make Philippines a Democracy

Mikka Pineda Feb 10, 2010

Asia EconoMonitor

Post-War Sri Lanka: Will the Economy Take Off?

Tilak Abeysinghe Feb 9, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

Jamaica: Start Jammin

Walter Molano Feb 9, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Bank Securitization Woes Only the Beginning

Yves Smith Feb 8, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Goldman Sachs vs AIG

Barry Ritholtz Feb 8, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Who's Killing Financial Reform

Robert Reich Feb 8, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

I have to Side with China on this One

Rebecca Wilder Feb 8, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

The Option of Last Resort: A Two-Currency EMU

Michael Arghyrou and John Tsoukalas Feb 7, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

A Glimpse Inside the CIC’s Portfolio

Rachel Ziemba Feb 7, 2010

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

Roubini Bloomberg Interview on Sovereign Debt and U.S. Outlook

Nouriel Roubini Feb 6, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Another View: Looking Beyond the Volcker Rule

Daniel Alpert Feb 5, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Debunking Some AIG/FED/CDO Theories

Yves Smith Feb 5, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Causation Analysis: What “But Fors” Caused the Crisis ?

Barry Ritholtz Feb 5, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE's Weekly Roundup

RGE Analyst Team Feb 5, 2010

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

Sovereign Risk Meets Sovereign Reality

Ian Bremmer and Nouriel Roubini Feb 5, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

Chanos: “We’re Not Calling for an Impending Crash of China”

Edward Harrison Feb 4, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

Redemption or Abstinence? Original Sin, Currency Mismatches and Counter-Cyclical Policies in the New Millennium

Ricardo Hausmann and Ugo Panizza Feb 4, 2010

Asia EconoMonitor

China grew faster than its target and most people's projections--what are the key takeaways?

Louis Kuijs Feb 3, 2010

Latin America Economonitor

Mexico - 2010 State and Local Elections: Relevance, Current Dynamics, and Outlook

Alejandro Schtulmann Feb 3, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

Never Short a Country with $2Trillion in Reserves?

Michael Pettis Feb 3, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Some Thoughts on Haiti’s Suffering and Courage

Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla Feb 3, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Impulse and Propagation Mechanisms and Regulatory Reform

Joseph Mason Feb 3, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE's Wednesday Note - Obama’s Recent Regulatory and Fiscal Proposals

Elisa Parisi-Capone, Parul Walia, and Arpitha Bykere Feb 3, 2010

Asia EconoMonitor

Thailand's Ex-PM Thaksin Traveling Too Close for Comfort?

Melissa Fabros Feb 2, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

2010: The Short Term Strategic Outlook – Beyond the Statements

Gregory R. Copley Feb 2, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

Stiglitz’s New Book and the Developing Countries

Otaviano Canuto Feb 2, 2010

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

Medicine for Europe’s Sinking South

Nouriel Roubini and Arnab Das Feb 2, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

Getting Ready to Join the Eurozone Club

Marek Belka Feb 2, 2010

Latin America Economonitor

A New Latin American Boom Seems to be Starting but it will be Plagued with Risks

Eduardo Lora Feb 2, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Budget Sense and Nonsense

James Kwak Feb 2, 2010

Peterson Institute for International Economics Monitor

How the United States Can Become an Export Giant

Steve Weisman and Howard F. Rosen Feb 2, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Where’s the Bubble: Stocks or Bonds?

Barry Ritholtz Feb 2, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

Greek Bailout News (1)

Edward Hugh Feb 2, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Volcker Rule: Dead on Arrival? And is Obama a Lame Duck?

Yves Smith Feb 2, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Global Consumer Confidence is Currently Less than Stellar

Rebecca Wilder Feb 2, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Fischisms: The Economic Bandwagon - Potholes Could Make for an Uncomfortable Derailment

Gene Fisch, Jr. and Archana Sivadasan Feb 1, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Helping Haiti

Thomas Trebat Feb 1, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Achieving Long-Term Fiscal Discipline: A Lesson from Chile

Jeffrey Frankel Feb 1, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Despite Strong GDP Growth Energy Prices Sink Lower

Darrell Delamaide Feb 1, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Populism

Simon Johnson Jan 31, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

Volcker Rule Chatter

Barry Ritholtz Jan 31, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

After Greece, and Portugal, Does Spain Come Next?

Edward Hugh Jan 31, 2010

US EconoMonitor

GDP up 5.7%, Fastest Rate Since 2003

Edward Harrison Jan 31, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Hearts and Minds

Mark Thoma Jan 31, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Unemployment Rates: U.S. Versus the Rest of the World

Rebecca Wilder Jan 31, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Obama Needs to Teach the Public how to Get Out of the Mess We're in, But He's Not

Robert Reich Jan 29, 2010

Finance & Markets Monitor

The CEO Pay Slice

Lucian Bebchuk Jan 29, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE's Weekly Roundup

RGE Analyst Team Jan 29, 2010

Peterson Institute for International Economics Monitor

The Financial System: Heading for More Trouble

Steve Weisman and Simon Johnson Jan 28, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Bremmer-Roubini 2010 Global Forecast

Nouriel Roubini Jan 28, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Could the Next Credit Crisis Start in Shanghai?

Adam Wolfe Jan 28, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Botox Cures – Part 2

Satyajit Das Jan 28, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

Fake Left, Cut Right, Drive Down the Middle

Michael Moran Jan 28, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Obama's Tiny Jobs Ideas for Main Street, a Big Spending Freeze for Wall Street

Robert Reich Jan 27, 2010

Global Macro EconoMonitor

Ring of Fire

Barry Ritholtz Jan 27, 2010

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

Roubini CNN Money, Forbes.com, CNBC, and Bloomberg Interviews at Davos

Nouriel Roubini Jan 27, 2010

RGE Analysts' EconoMonitor

RGE on Sovereign Risk

RGE Analyst Team Jan 27, 2010

Nouriel Roubini's EconoMonitor

Nouriel Roubini on the 2010 Economy: NEWSWEEK & YouTube

Nouriel Roubini Jan 27, 2010

US EconoMonitor

Letter to Ben Bernanke

Joseph Mason Jan 26, 2010

US EconoMonitor

It's about the Money...Really

James Picerno Jan 26, 2010

Emerging Markets Monitor

The Myth of China's Blithe Consensus

Michael Pettis Jan 26, 2010

Europe EconoMonitor

Recovering Markets

Marcus Svedberg Jan 26, 2010

US EconoMonitor

The Good, the Bad and the Irrelevant

Models & Agents Jan 26, 2010

Daily Digest

Analysis

Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe: A case of boom and bust?

PricewaterhouseCoopers  Mar 11, 2010

Analysis

Lex: Eastern Europe

Financial Times  Mar 11, 2010

News

Foreign trade deficit of Lithuania grew 2.8 times in January 2010

Baltic course  Jonas Markelevičius Mar 10, 2010

Analysis

Fitch Revises Lithuania's Outlook to Stable; Affirms at 'BBB'

Fitch Ratings (free registration required)  Mar 8, 2010

Analysis

Baltics: Deflationary pressure

Danske Bank  Violeta Klyviene Mar 8, 2010

News

Lithuania’s Rating Outlook Raised by Fitch on Budget

Bloomberg  Milda Seputyte Mar 8, 2010

Analysis

EMEA Daily: Inflation in the Baltic States

Danske Bank  Mar 8, 2010

Analysis

Lithuania: Country risk summary

Economist Intelligence Unit  Mar 5, 2010

Analysis

Lithuania: Country forecast summary

Economist Intelligence Unit  Mar 3, 2010

News

Austrian Central Bank: Eastern European writedowns haven't peaked

Reuters  Boris Groendahl Mar 3, 2010

Analysis

Estonia – Confidence continues to improve in all sectors in February; Latvia – Retail trade grows 4% in January; Lithuania – Revised GDP points to 0.5% increase in 4Q

Swedbank  Mar 3, 2010

News

Baltic migrants start to usurp Poles

Financial Times  James Boxell Feb 26, 2010

News

Lithuanian GDP Grows for Second Quarter on Exports

Bloomberg  Milda Seputyte Feb 26, 2010

Analysis

Cross-country study: Economic policy challenges in the Baltics

European Commission  Feb 25, 2010

Analysis

Estonia – State budget surplus in January; Latvia – Fall in employment slowed in 4Q 09; Lithuania – Industrial sales declined by 14.4% in January

Swedbank  Feb 24, 2010

News

Lithuanian Industry Production Decline Eases to 6.8% in January

Bloomberg  Milda Seputyte Feb 22, 2010

News

Lithuanian Support for Premier’s Homeland Union Party Rises

Bloomberg  Milda Seputyte Feb 22, 2010

News

Lithuania’s Budget Deficit Weighs Down on Ratings, Moody’s Says

Bloomberg  Milda Seputyte Feb 19, 2010

News

Eastern European Investor Confidence Falls as Recovery Falters

Bloomberg  Adam Brown Feb 19, 2010

News

Baltic States' Painful Progress

Wall Street Journal  Richard Barley Feb 15, 2010

News

Greece’s Woes May Give Pause to Euro Zone Candidates

New York Times  Andrew Kramer Feb 16, 2010

Analysis

Emerging Markets Briefer: Greek worries hit CEE currencies; Growth worries push down yields and rates; EM stock markets hit by rising risk aversion

Danske Bank  Feb 16, 2010

News

EU Membership Just Got Tougher

Wall Street Journal  Kejal Vyas Feb 10, 2010

News

Lithuania Central Bank Forecasts GDP Growth This Year

Bloomberg  Milda Seputyte Feb 11, 2010

News

East Europe Faces ‘Vicious Cycle’ on Sparse Loans, Capital Says

Bloomberg  Agnes Lovasz Feb 11, 2010

News

SEB Says Baltic Provisions to Decline After Profit Slumps 93%

Bloomberg  Niklas Magnusson Feb 10, 2010

News

Swedbank Says 2010 Profit Is ‘Feasible’ After Loss

Bloomberg  Niklas Magnusson Feb 9, 2010

Research

In the wake of the crisis: dealing with distressed debt across the transition region

EBRD  Feb 1, 2010

News

Lithuania Sells $2 Billion of 10-Year Bonds in Overseas Markets

Bloomberg  Milda Seputyte and Veronica Navarro Espinosa Feb 4, 2010

News

Fitch Rates Lithuania's Upcoming Global Bond 'BBB'

Fitch Ratings (free registration required)  Feb 4, 2010

News

Market Directions : Greece and Europe

FXstreet  Joseph Trevisani Feb 3, 2010

News

Lithuania’s Rating Outlook Raised, Plans Bond Sale

Bloomberg  Milda Seputyte Feb 3, 2010

News

Lithuania’s Rating Outlook Raised at S&P on Budget

Bloomberg  Milda Seputyte Feb 3, 2010

Opinions

Open Letter To Andrius Kubilius (PM of Lithuania)

Market Melange  James Beadle Jan 6, 2010

News

Lithuania forecasts sharp return to growth in 2010

EU Business  Feb 2, 2010

News

Riksbank’s Ingves Sees 2010 Baltic Bank Losses at $3.7 Billion

Bloomberg  Niklas Magnusson and Johan Carlstrom Feb 2, 2010

News

Europe's Debt Crises Threaten Euro Aspirants

Wall Street Journal  Michael Casey Jan 28, 2010

News

Lithuania Raises GDP Outlook, Predicts 1.6% Growth

Bloomberg  Milda Seputyte Feb 1, 2010

News

Baltic Stocks, Best 2010 Gainers, Have Further to Rally on Euro

Bloomberg  Aaron Eglitis and Ott Ummelas Feb 1, 2010

News

Lithuania's economy shrank by 15 pct in 2009

EU Business  Jan 28, 2010

News

Poll: Central Europeans more sceptical about euro

Baltic Business News  Jan 1, 1900

News

Lithuania’s Economic Slump Eased in Fourth Quarter

Bloomberg  Milda Seputyte and Aaron Eglitis Jan 28, 2010

Analysis

Lithuania: GDP stabilisation - recovery next?

Danske Bank  Violeta Klyviene Jan 28, 2010

News

EU Maintains Latvian, Hungarian, Deficit Deadlines

Bloomberg  Milda Seputyte Jan 27, 2010

News

Lithuania’s Budget Deficit Deadline to Be Extended Until 2012

Bloomberg  Meera Louis and Milda Seputyte Jan 26, 2010

News

Lithuania’s Economic Slump Eased in Fourth Quarter on Industry

Bloomberg  Milda Seputyte Jan 26, 2010

News

Emerging European Rating Outlooks May Be Raised, Moody’s Says

Bloomberg  Agnes Lovasz Jan 25, 2010

Analysis

EBRD ups 2010 forecasts for some countries, recovery remains fragile

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development  Jan 22, 2010

News

Lithuania’s foreign minister steps down

Financial Times  Andrew Ward Jan 22, 2010

News

Lithuania's new energy quandary

Global Post  David Stern Jan 21, 2010

Analysis

Global Economic Prospects 2010: Crisis, Finance, and Growth

World Bank  Jan 21, 2010

News

Lenders in eastern Europe bet on recovery

Financial Times  Stefan Wagstyl and Patrick Jenkins Jan 19, 2010

News

Baltic Economies to Extend Recessions This Year, Nordea Says

Bloomberg  Milda Seputyte Jan 19, 2010

Analysis

Border controls: Thanks to Poland, the alliance will defend the Baltics

Economist  Jan 14, 2010

Analysis

The Impacts of Enlargement on the Central and Eastern European Countries

Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)  András Inotai Dec 1, 2009

Analysis

The Impacts of Enlargement on the Central and Eastern European Countries

Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)  András Inotai Dec 1, 2009

Analysis

Economic Outlook on the Swedish and Baltic Economies

Swedbank  Jan 14, 2010

News

East Europe Banks Not ‘Out of Woods,’ Capital Says

Bloomberg  Agnes Lovasz Jan 14, 2010

Analysis

Emerging Europe: Variety is the spice of life

Bank Austria  Dec 13, 2009

Analysis

Inherited or Earned? Performance of Foreign Banks in Central and Eastern Europe

IMF  Olena Havrylchyk and Emilia Jurzyk Jan 11, 2010

News

Lithuanian December Inflation Slows to 1.3% on Food, Winter Clothing Sales

Bloomberg  Milda Seputyte Jan 11, 2010

Analysis

Baltics: prices are falling further

Danske Bank  Violeta Klyviene Jan 11, 2010

Analysis

Eastern Europe economy: The long-term impact of the crisis

Economist Intelligence Unit  Jan 8, 2010

Analysis

Lithuania after the decommission of Ignalina

Centre for Eastern Studies  Joanna Hyndle Jan 6, 2010

News

East Europe Won’t Find Quick Fix to Currency Risk, Fitch Says

Bloomberg  Agnes Lovasz Jan 8, 2010

News

Lithuania shuts down last reactor

Deutsche Welle  Dec 31, 2009

News

Soviet-era Lithuanian nuclear plant shuts down under EU deal

AFP  Marielle Vitureau Dec 31, 2009

News

Lithuania forced to diversify power supply

Financial Times  Jan 1, 2010

Analysis

Wrongly labelled: The economic downturn has made it harder to speak sensibly of a region called “eastern Europe”

Economist  Jan 7, 2010

Analysis

EMEA Daily: Russia-Belarus Row Could Increase Electricity Prices

Danske Bank  Lars Christensen Jan 6, 2010

News

Lithuania fears exposure as reactor shuts down

Financial Times  Andrew Ward Jan 4, 2010

News

Key 2010 emerging Europe political risks

Reuters  Peter Apps Nov 22, 2009

News

Baltic Industries Will Be Hit by Energy Costs, Swedbank Says

Bloomberg  Ott Ummelas Dec 22, 2009

Research

EU accession: A road to fast-track convergence? The period of EU accession made a significant difference to the growth performance of the New Member States

European Commission  Alessandro Turrini and Uwe Böwer Dec 21, 2009

Analysis

How Do the Baltic Countries Cope?

Europe EconoMonitor  Karsten Staehr Dec 15, 2009

News

Lithuania passes painful budget

Baltic Reports  Kevin Dugan Dec 10, 2009

Analysis

EMEA Daily: Budget worries are on the rise in Lithuania

Danske Bank  Dec 10, 2009

News

Baltics Risk New Crisis If Fiscal Steps Lag, ECB Says

Bloomberg  Milda Seputyte and Ott Ummelas Dec 10, 2009

Analysis

Pensions in Crisis: Europe and Central Asia Regional Policy Note

World Bank  Dec 8, 2009

Analysis

Outlook for Baltic States: Risks Remain High But Less So in Estonia

Fitch Ratings (free registration)  Dec 8, 2009

News

Lithuania needs no IMF if budget approved-president

Reuters  Nerijus Adomaitis Dec 8, 2009

News

Lithuanian President Warns of Record Debt as Deficit ‘Too Big’

Bloomberg  Milda Seputyte Dec 7, 2009

Analysis

ECB: The first step | Focus 1 : Copenhagen Climate Conference: Sharp CO2 cuts needed against global warming | Focus 2 : Turmoil in the Baltic countries | US: Labour report (November)

BNP Paribas  Eric Vergnaud et al and Equipe Economies OCDE Dec 7, 2009

News

Drive to restrain euro lending in east

Financial Times  Stefan Wagstyl Dec 6, 2009

Analysis

Republic of Lithuania: Staff Report for the 2009 Article IV Consultation

IMF  Dec 4, 2009

Analysis

The Baltic Challenge and Euro-Area Entry

Bruegel  Zsolt Darvas Dec 2, 2009

Analysis

The impact of the crisis on new EU member states: Role and Contribution of the Fund in the Crisis

IMF  Marek Belka and Director of IMF’s European Department Dec 2, 2009

Analysis

Eastern Europe economy: The global crisis has had a particularly negative impact on transition countries

Economist Intelligence Unit  Dec 2, 2009

Analysis

The Baltic States: No end to the crisis in sight

DIW, Berlin  Patricia Alvarez-Plata and Hella Engerer Nov 20, 2009

News

Lithuanian Premier Says Won’t ‘Kill’ Economy for Euro

Bloomberg  Agnes Lovasz Nov 27, 2009

Opinions

Eastern Europe to test the market system

Financial Times  Stefan Wagstyl Nov 26, 2009

News

Lithuania May Miss Deficit Deadline, Simonyte Says

Bloomberg  Agnes Lovasz Nov 26, 2009

Analysis

Europe’s Return: The Impact of the EU’s Newest Members

Center for European Policy Analysis  David T. Armitage Nov 1, 2009

Blogs

Rebalancing in the Baltics - A Preliminary Assessment

Global Economy Matters  Claus Vistesen Nov 23, 2009

Analysis

CEE Banking Outlook: Risk appetite crucial to win the upside

UniCredit Group  Nov 1, 2009

Analysis

Baltics: Collapsing economic growth, with impact on the banks

UniCredit Weekly Magazine  Nov 23, 2009

News

EU recession over, but sharp contrasts in east

EU Business  Nov 23, 2009

News

Lithuania’s Economic Outlook to Remain Sluggish, Moody’s Says

Bloomberg  Aaron Eglitis Nov 23, 2009

News

Lithuania Chernobyl-Type Reactor Closure May Mean Economic Pain

Bloomberg  James M. Gomez and Milda Seputyte Nov 20, 2009

News

Lithuania investigates facility that may have been CIA 'black site'

Washington Post  Craig Whitlock Nov 19, 2009

RGE GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

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Economic Outlooks:
Global | U.S. | Japan | China | Eurozone
Germany | France | UK | India | Brazil

Global Issues
Growth and CPI | Commodities | Trade | Imbalances

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Despite stabilization in the economy, consumer sentiment remains at low levels as consumers are still highly leveraged and remain under pressure from high job losses...

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Mikka Pineda Feb 23, 2010

“From a fundamental perspective, silver is better placed than gold to enjoy the global recovery in industrial production.”

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Greece: Fiscal Policy and Public Finances

Overview of Solutions: Wolfgang Schaeuble Proposes European Monetary Fund (EMF)

China: Economic Profile

How Strong is China's Recovery?

South Korea: Monetary Policy

South Korea Keeps Interest Rate on Hold in March: Is a Hike Still Far Away?

Canada: Exports

Canada's Trade Surplus Widens on Higher Commodity Prices

Germany: Export Sector

German Exports Decline 6.3% m/m in January: Blip or Trend?

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