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East: ’if countries don’t act now, it’s going to be too late’

The publication is an interview with Gordon Betcherman, World Bank economist, who warns that if governments in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union will not institute reforms, they will face economic crisis because their populations are rapidly aging and shrinking at the same time.

Link http://www.eurasianet.org…articles/eav062207b.shtml
Date 22-Jun-2007
Institute EurasiaNet
Tags economic, crisis, population, aging, reforms, SEE, Soviet, Union

See also

  1. Recovery Growth as a Stage of Post-Socialist Transition
  2. Financial developments and perspectives for reforming of pension system in Russia Federation.
  3. The Evolution of EU policy towards its CIS neighbours
  4. What do Russians think about transition?
  5. Ten years after: what is special about transition countries?

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