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Central Europe Bracing for Economic Turbulence

Jamie Dettmer

   Central European governments were among the first to impose lockdowns
   and have been in the forefront of nations easing coronavirus
   restrictions, but even though they appear to have escaped high death
   tolls from the pandemic, they're likely to be hit harder than many of
   their neighbors by the economic repercussions, warn economists.
   Relieved by their low number of infections and few deaths -- Slovakia
   recorded just 1,513 confirmed cases and 28 fatalities -- central
   Europeans are bracing for turbulent economic times. Economists are
   warning of a region-wide recession, as bad as the economic turmoil
   following the collapse of Communism and the transition to capitalism.

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