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Hungary (Country update)
Hungary’s economic situation continues to deteriorate with alarming speed. While the ongoing eurozone crisis puts pressure on Hungary’s economy, the government continues to spook investors.
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Romania (Country report)
Romania’s economy was severely impacted by the global crisis and only started to recover last year, reporting a 2% growth rate. We expect growth to slow in light of the eurozone recession and deleveraging by eurozone banks.
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Dominican Republic (Country report)
Economic growth in the Dominican Republic fell from 7.8% in 2010 to 4.1% last year, as the government had to rein in fiscal stimulus under an IMF standby-agreement. No major policy changes are expected.
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India (Country report)
Economic growth in India is expected to fall below the ‘magic’ 7% in fiscal year 2011/12. Five state elections are planned for 2012, which will give more information on the popularity of the government.
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Malaysia (Country report)
Being one of the most open countries in Asia, Malaysia is sensitive to swings in external demand. Demand for Malaysia’s electronics is expected to be weaker in 2012, but a rise of oil and gas prices would benefit Malaysia as a net energy exporter.
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De ECB heeft haar bijdrage geleverd (column) (Dutch)
In de afgelopen weken is het sentiment op de financiële markten aanmerkelijk verbeterd. Dat is vooral te danken aan de Europese Centrale Bank (ECB), die in december een nieuwe langetermijnfinancieringsfaciliteit voor het bankwezen introduceerde.
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Stemmingswisselingen (column Kennismail) (Dutch)
Ik stond bekend als optimist. Ik heb vaak uitgelegd waarom het allemaal wel meeviel in Ierland, Portugal, Spanje en Italië. Maar nu de Europese schuldencrisis wat aan kracht lijkt te hebben verloren, komt mijn pessimistische kant naar boven.