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A more challenging year for the region in 2017Â
REGIONAL MACROECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS & OUTLOOK
- Q3-2016 second GDP estimates confirm that the economies of the region are on track to meet their FY projections
- Private consumption in the driver’s seat on improved sentiment, rising real wages, firmer labor markets and low inflation
- A more challenging macro outlook in 2017 for the region: Limited room for further monetary and fiscal stimulusÂ
REGIONAL MARKET DEVELOPMENTS & OUTLOOK
- European politics, Fed & ECB policies to set the tone for regional financial markets in 2017
- Regional assets recover ground after reaction to US election outcome/Italian referendum proves short-lived
- Market volatility to rise early next year
COUNTRY FOCUS
- Bulgaria:Â Growth speed to be maintained in 2017
- Cyprus:Â Sustained growth momentum in 2017
- Romania:Â A soft landing ahead in 2017
- Serbia:Â Economic recovery to pick up further pace in 2017
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