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Our analysis shows that many Dutch banks that from the start focused on serving private customers and small businesses have been operating with relatively low leverage ratios for 100 years or more. This Special is intended to contribute to a more factual debate.
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The Dutch economy is forecast to grow by 2½% in 2016, after projected growth of 2% in 2015. This growth is broad-based. The global economy is continuing to grow at a reasonable pace, but it is not really taking off unaided.
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Like the rest of the eurozone, the Dutch economy will grow faster in 2015 than it did in the year just past. But growth will remain low, and unemployment high. Low inflation puts the ECB under increasing pressure to start large scale quantitative easing.
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In the Outlook publication, Rabobank presents her yearly economic predictions for the coming year. The macroeconomic ‘Outlook 2015’ is published alongside the Thematic booklet ‘Prosperity in the new economic reality’.
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In this Special the roles of banks in the economy, banking risks and developments in regulation and supervision of banks are highlighted. Particular attention is paid to systemic risks, ways to minimize tax payer risks and to determine preconditions for effective supervision.
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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.
