Alexandra Dumitru works as macro-economist for RaboResearch Global Economics & Markets.
Her main responsibility are economic and political developments in the UK and Ireland, including Brexit. Alexandra is also involved in research and projects regarding climate change and energy, such as the UNEP FI TCFD workgroup.
Alexandra has been working as an economist for Rabobank since February 2013. In the first five years she focused on country risk research and policy in various regions, including four years of bearing responsibility for Latin America. In the past, Alexandra held various positions at UTZ Certified, a certification programme for sustainable agriculture, and at the Private Sector Investment Programme (PSI), a development cooperation subsidy programme of the Dutch government aimed at alleviating poverty through economic development. Alexandra holds a degree in Economics from VU University Amsterdam.
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Europa maakt zich op voor grootse groene plannen: de Green Deal. Maar zolang we opkomende markten, zoals India, niet helpen vergroenen, voelt een eigen klimaatplan als dweilen met de kraan open.
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Bedrijven en mensen zijn doordrongen van het klimaatprobleem en willen best hun gedrag aanpassen. Maar met welke actie ben je het meest duurzaam bezig? Daar moet meer duidelijkheid over komen, schrijft Rabobank-econoom Alexandra Dumitru.
Economic Update
Brexit will get messier under Boris Johnson’s leadership and the British economy is already suffering from the Brexit uncertainty. The economic outlook for 2019 is modest and shadowed by the prospect of a hard Brexit on 31 October.
Economic Comment
Boris Johnson is the new British Prime Minister and his team of hardcore Brexiteers points towards a tougher stance on Brexit under his leadership. Brexit is just about to get messier in the coming months.
Economic Report
Conservative MP’s have pre-selected Johnson and Hunt as the candidates the party member can vote for to become the new PM. Johnson has so far been in the lead, which spells a lot of trouble for Brexit.
Economic Comment
Theresa May has said she will resign on 7 June, after her last attempt to save the EU-UK deal failed to garner sufficient support last week. A tougher stance on Brexit and more political turmoil are likely to follow.
Economic Report
The UK held local elections in England and Northern Ireland on May, 2nd. The Conservatives and Labour took a drubbing in the polls. Meanwhile, Tory- Labour talks on the desired Brexit outcome are going nowhere fast.
Economic Comment
Article 50 was extended for a second time during a special EU summit on 10 April. The new cut-off date is 31 October, the date by which the UK must have approved the Withdrawal Agreement (WA) and have translated it to domestic law. An earlier departure is possible as soon as the UK ratifies a withdrawal deal with the EU.
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At first glance, the economy of the United Kingdom hasn’t suffered much from Brexit. However, appearances are deceiving and the steady growth of the past two years masks underlying Brexit damage.
Economic Report
We verwachten een krimp in de landbouw vanwege teruglopende exportgroei. De bouw stijgt het snelst. Ook zien we de verwachtte impact van Brexit op de omzet en hoe de Brexit de bedrijfsvoering beïnvloedt.