Special Report
Sovereigns Dashboard: Strong Investment Mitigates Balkans Productivity, Demographic Challenges
Tue 04 Feb, 2025 - 4:28 AM ET
In the past decade, western Balkan countries have recorded economic growth rates above the ‘BB’ median, driven primarily by strong investment (typically FDI) and domestic consumption. Weak demographics and productivity are constraints on medium-term growth potential (estimated to range from 3.5% to 4%).