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Central and eastern Europe (CEE) has a very strong investment story, from a pricing and occupational demand perspective. Office and industrial/ logistics demand trends alike - via outsourcing, off -shoring, best-shoring, e-commerce and distribution - illustrate that significant growth opportunities have yet to be fully realized. Shorter term, GDP prospects are positive, ...

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The brand new issue provides an opportunity to take a consolidated look at the latest situation of commercial and residential property market in three Baltic countries as well as the relevant update on property related legal and taxation issues.
The Baltic countries showed their strength in growing economies, continuously improving domestic consumption, ...

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The world capital markets continue to see large amounts of capital inflows and commercial property markets remain a popular home. Despite variable economic fundamentals around the globe, capital continues to chase some generous returns. Local operators continually cite a lack of fundamental support for some pricing. Nevertheless, the competitive tension to place capital ...

The Greek economy in 2014 is emerging from a deep recession and it is set to achieve a 2% to 3% increase in its GDP in 2015. The main drivers of the recovery according to the Foundation of Economic and Industrial Research are the exceptional performance of the Tourism Industry, the brighter prospects for foreign and direct investments, the continuing growth of in exports (H1 2014 +5.3%) and the ...

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Although the economy contracted in Q2 for the first time in two years, this followed a particularly robust rebound of 1.8% q/q in Q1. Exports have been driving the economy in recent quarters on the back of a more competitive lira and improving demand from abroad. Deceleration in domestic demand is expected to lead to a slowdown in growth this year compared to 2013, ...

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Europe is emerging from the crisis with positive GDP, retail sales and consumer spending growth forecast for the next five years. But, the speed and extent will vary. The UK, CEE and Nordics are leading, while retail sales in France and Germany are losing ground. Southern Europe is also returning to growth. However, high unemployment rates remain a concern, especially in ...

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The results of the primary residential market monitoring conducted by REAS in Q3 2014 in the biggest cities in Poland are very similar to the results from the previous quarter. The number of dwellings sold remained very high, just as in the previous quarter, and the number of newly launched units dropped slightly but still significantly exceeded the number of ...

SUMMARY Office investment moved up in the third quarter with the focus shifting to more sizable assets. Underpinned by two large transactions take-up was again on the increase. No project starts and deliveries were recorded and the market looks set for gradual decrease of vacancy.
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