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Euro-area potential GDP will stay on low trajectory

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EURO-AREA/INT

Declining potential growth trends.

Italy's bank reform will not ease credit crunch soon

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ITALY

Reform of Italy's cooperative banks.

Virus second wave will derail Greek budget forecasts

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GREECE

The official baseline is for an 8.2% GDP contraction in 2020, and a 7.5% rebound in 2021. It took into account moderate restrictions on movement in winter 2020/21, but the…

Prospects for the United Kingdom in 2018

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PROSPECTS 2018

Prospects for the United Kingdom in 2018.

EU fiscal rule reform will raise member-state tensions

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EU

Debt and deficit rules have failed. Fiscal policy has become a matter of negotiation between the Commission and EU countries, with the former's judgement mattering more than…

Referendum 'no' vote could trigger crisis in Italy

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ITALY

Renzi's government will fight two existential battles in the coming weeks: winning the constitutional reform referendum on December 4, and obtaining from the Commission the…

EURO-AREA: Banking union faces long-term risks

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EURO-AREA

Banking union outlook.

France, Italy views to fail in post-Greece euro-area

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EURO-AREA

Euro-area macroeconomic policy positions after the Greek crisis.

Macron faces political risks over French fiscal woes

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FRANCE

The government is highly dependent on steady GDP growth to meet its pledges on deficit-reduction and tax cuts. It was forced to implement EUR10bn (USD10.7bn) in emergency cuts in…