CESEE: Potential to Return to Pre-Crisis Growth

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: December 18, 2013; 22:12 ♦ (Vindobona)

According to a report published by the business adviser McKinsey, countries of Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe are fundamentally strong.

CESEE: Potential to Return to Pre-Crisis Growth / Picture: © Vindobona.org

In the next years, the CESEE region may return to pre-crisis economic growth rates. Between 2000 and 2008, the region´s annual GDP growth came at 4.6%. However, the main condition therefore is that the countries update their business models.

Compared to their counterparts in Western Europe, most CESEE countries have a relatively low public debt quota. Moreover, GDP growth is…