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UK trade and investment will be vulnerable to Brexit

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UNITED KINGDOM

UK economic prospects against the backdrop of the Brexit negotiations

Euro-area activity will slow sharply or even contract

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EU

The euro-area is highly exposed to the fallout from the Ukraine war, and higher commodity prices for a longer period will squeeze the disposable incomes of households and firms…

Prospects for the euro-area to end-2023

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PROSPECTS H2 2023

Tourism and other customer-facing sectors are growing solidly even though above-target inflation is squeezing disposable incomes. However, strong services activity is keeping core…

Investment will be key for continuing Polish growth

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POLAND

The second phase of the government's reform agenda.

Soft landing has become more likely in Central Europe

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EU

The NBP’s March Inflation Report lowers its forecast for average CPI significantly to 1.7%, from 3.2% in its November forecast; GDP is to grow by 4.0% (November: 3.6%). Outside…

UK economy faces a shallow yet prolonged downturn

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UNITED KINGDOM

The IMF forecast assumes UK interest rates peak at 6.0% (from 5.25% currently), and linger at 4.0-4.25% through to 2028. The IMF’s forecasts are similar to those of the Bank of…

Risks threaten optimistic Greek growth forecasts

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GREECE

After the 2021-22 post-pandemic rebound, growth is stabilising at around 2%. Barring new external shocks, it is expected to remain at this level in the coming years. Improved…

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…

Weak consumption may thwart Slovak growth plans

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SLOVAKIA

The government's latest GDP expectations for 2016-19.

Prospects for the United Kingdom in 2018

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PROSPECTS 2018

Prospects for the United Kingdom in 2018.