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Macroprudential policy may slow Baltic price rises

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BALTIC STATES

Despite a slight deceleration in Estonia to 3.7%, inflation is still rising faster in the Baltic states than the euro-area average. This can partly be explained by higher…

Central banks have a key role in greening the economy

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INTERNATIONAL

It will not be easy to reconcile new tasks with traditional price-stability mandates. Moreover, it is not clear what data banks should use to measure progress, while a green…

Turkey’s currency is likely to depreciate in 2023

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TURKEY

The stability of the lira since June 2022 is primarily a result of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government shoring up the currency despite cutting interest rates. The…

Alternative finance activities will re-emerge in China

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CHINA

This drains liquidity from state-controlled banks. Recent developments show a pushback: a de facto ban of peer-to-peer lending platforms in 2020, and the cancelled public offering…

New Zealand housing market may take a dive

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NEW ZEALAND

The likelihood of a housing market crash in New Zealand.

New Australian leader could shift climate policies

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AUSTRALIA

This is the fourth change in the premiership since 2010. There were concerns in the Liberal Party that they would be hurt by mimicking the leadership battles of the Labor Party…

Czech monetary divergence is set to end

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CZECH REPUBLIC

Hampl was interviewed on August 29, after the CNB announced its first rate rise in more than nine years on August 3. He said faster growth made debating further monetary policy…

Loose New Zealand monetary policy may overheat housing

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NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand registered 3.6% year-on-year real GDP growth in the second quarter of 2016, one of the highest among developed economies. This reflects strong domestic and trading…

China's new finance regulator will gain real power

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CHINA

Reform of financial regulation in China.

Ageing workforce will dampen South Korea’s GDP outlook

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SOUTH KOREA

Year-on-year GDP growth was little changed at 2.7% in the first quarter after easing to 2.8% in 2015 and 2016 from an average of 3.7% in the five years to 2014. In 2016 consumer…