Introduction The Spread of the Financial Crisis to Central and Eastern Europe: Evidence from the BIS Data; D.Mihaljek Are Product Market Structures Affected by Banking Concentration: Evidence from Transition Countries; F.Coricelli & M.Marc Financing Constraints, Credit, Rationing, and Financing Obstacles: Evidence From firm Level Data in South Eastern Europe; I.Hashi & V.Z.Toç Efficiency, Persistence and Predictability of Central European Stock Markets; L.Krištoufek Non-Linear Stock Market Comovement in Central and East European Countries; B.Harrison & W.Moore Cross-Country Versus Cross-Regional Convergence in the European Union: An Empirical Exploration; M.Workie Price- and News-Based Measures of Financial Integration Among New EU Member States and the Euro Area; J.Babecký, J.Feait, L.Komárek & Z.Komárková Exports and Economic Growth of East European Economies 1996-2007; S.Naghshpour & B.S.Sergi Inflation Convergence in The New EU Member States From Central and Eastern Europe; A.M.Spiru Persistent Differential Inflation Rates in The New Euro Member Countries: The Phillips Curve Before and After Adopting the Euro; M.Senjur Implications of Volatility for Uncovered Interest Parity Testing; A.Horobet, S.Dumitrescu & D.G.Dumitrescu