Transition Report 2008: Growth in transition

The Transition Report offers an in-depth analysis of economic progress in 28 countries from central Europe to central Asia. Drawing on the EBRD's experience as one of the largest investors in the transition region, the Report provides comprehensive analysis of the transition from centrally planned to market economies.

The Transition Report 2008 presents the main economic and reform developments in the EBRD's countries of operations in 2007 and 2008. It also includes an assessment of how the global financial crisis is affecting the transition region.

The special theme this year is growth. Using various data sources, the Report looks at the roles that education, competition policy and export structure can play in shaping a country's long-term growth performance, and examines the experience and potential role of industrial policy in the region.

The final part of the Transition Report consists of country-by-country assessments of the latest progress in structural reform and macroeconomic developments for each of the EBRD's 28 countries of operations. Extensive tables and charts provide the latest data on GDP, employment, inflation, the trade balance, foreign direct investment and many key economic indicators.