Coronavirus sends CEE economies into tailspin in first quarter

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Central and east European economies fell as much as 5% on a quarterly basis to start 2020 though some managed a last gasp of growth as the coronavirus forced lockdowns in March and put the region on course to a deep contraction this year.The virus outbreak will undo several years of solid growth in a region with economies highly tuned to the car industry and exports and which has outpaced richer western Europe. With the novel coronavirus striking in March, first-quarter..