Economics

East Europe’s Not Panicking About the Growth Slowdown in the West

  • Region’s economies became more diverse since global crisis
  • Officials say higher consumption, wages create buffer

The "Warrior on the Horse" statue stands in central Skopje, Macedonia.

Photographer: Konstantinos Tsakalidis/Bloomberg
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Eastern European nations aren’t fretting that economic growth will be hijacked by a slowdown among their biggest trading partners.