EU Forecast, central eastern Europe leading in GDP growth
Good forecast for Balkan countries candidate for EU membership
03 May, 14:36The Commission has forecast a 4.7% growth of GDP in 2018 in Slovenia, the highest in the whole area. Then comes Romania, up 4.5%. The economy will grow this year by 4.3% in Poland, 4% in Slovakia and Hungary, 3.8% in Bulgaria, 3.7% in Estonia, 3.3% in Latvia, 3.4% in the Czech Republic, 3.1% in Lithuania and 2.8% in Croatia.
Good year forecast even for the Balkan countries which are candidate for EU membership. According to EC's predictions, the economy in Albania will grow by 3.6% in 2018, the GDP in Serbia by 3.3%, in Macedonia by 3.1% and in Montenegro by 3%.
All central and eastern European countries and the Balkans will record a growth above the EU and the Eurozone average in 2018, which is expected at 2.3% by the EC. (ANSA).