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The continent is isolated (Dutch)
Met een verminderde Britse invloed maakt de Europese Unie wellicht een draai in een meer protectionistische richting, wat voor een handelsnatie als de onze een zeer slechte zaak zou zijn.
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Financiële transactiebelasting: stabiliserend of ontregelend? (Dutch)
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De euro wordt weer gered! (Dutch)
November was de maand van de machtswisselingen in Zuid-Europa. Desondanks wordt december de maand van het (opnieuw) redden van de euro op een –wegens succes geprolongeerde (?!)– ‘top der toppen’ op 8-9 december. Ik merk dat de gelatenheid bij mij een beetje toe begint te slaan.
Economic Update Dutch version
Country Update Italy
The Prime Minister of Italy, Mario Monti, faces the difficult task of lowering the budget deficit and enacting structural reforms while the economy is falling back into recession. Under the motto Save Italy, the first set of measures has been passed.
Economic Update Dutch version
Country Update Germany
Germany’s 11Q3 growth (+0.5% q-o-q) testifies to the country’s economic resilience. Private consumption was the biggest contributor to GDP growth, partly due to the disappointing performance in 11Q2.
Economic Update Dutch version
Country Update Belgium
Almost one-and-a-half year after the elections there has finally been a political breakthrough. With the announcement of harsh austerity measures in 2012 the new government hopes to reduce the budget deficit and thereby to regain market trust.
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Outlook 2012 (full report)
In 2011, we have seen a sluggish continuation of last year's weak recovery from the Great Recession. There are now, however, indications that the economy is once again heading towards a considerable slowdown in growth.
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Worse before it gets better
We have never actually exited the financial crisis. The problem simply shifted from consumers' assets to the banks balance sheets and ultimately landed on governments’ laps, which in Europe are currently attempting to transfer it to a supranational level.
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Southern Europe and Ireland the long road
Every summit held by EU leaders over the past two years has created an atmosphere of hope regarding a permanent solution to the European debt issues. Unfortunately, every one of those summits had a disappointing outcome. However, it is hardly surprising that the crisis cannot be solved in the short term, let alone in one go.
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Outlook 2012: forecast table
Forecast of recent economical and financial developments and Rabobank expectations.