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Brexit will renew pressure on Swiss franc

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SWITZERLAND

Outlook for the Swiss economy.

Central European monetary policy may stay ultra-loose

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CENTRAL EUROPE

Financial markets in Central Europe (CE) are closely correlated with those in the core of the euro-area and their central banks are the most dovish in emerging markets (EMs)…

ECB to stay dovish despite ending its QE programme

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EU

Fears of Europe's financial fragility are rising after the ECB ended its quantitative easing (QE) programme in December. The programme -- which lasted almost four years -- bought…

Bailout policies will raise Greek taxpayer's burden

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GREECE

Tax arrears are expected to rise to 95 billion euros (106 billion dollars) by year-end following the introduction of new taxes. An ever-rising tax burden is encouraging evasion…

Falling euro-area unemployment masks EU disparities

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EURO-AREA

Long-term labour market trends.

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…

Prospects for the Euro-area in 2021

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PROSPECTS 2021

Its recovery will significantly depend on how quickly the latest measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 can be withdrawn, the speed at which a vaccine can be deployed at scale…

Poland's economic outlook will be uncertain under PiS

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POLAND

Amid an ongoing constitutional crisis, the Law and Justice (PiS) government, which was sworn into office on November 16, has been busy revising fiscal targets and agreeing draft…

Polish banks to stay stable despite Swiss-franc ruling

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POLAND

Banks had hoped to share with borrowers the at-least USD5bn cost of making provision for Swiss franc mortgages. These mortgages were common prior to 2008, due to low interest…

Foreign-exchange risk dogs Central Europe

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EUROPE

This unexpected appreciation surge came after several weeks of sharp currency swings, as contagion from the Greek crisis hit foreign exchange (FX) markets. In the 'Visegrad Four'…