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Slovenian Economic Mirror: Amid a further deterioration of the situation in the financial sector, economic activity remains modest
In the first quarter of this year, economic activity in the euro area stagnated, while for 2012 as a whole, the European Commission and the OECD project a contraction of economic activity. The key reason why economic activity in the euro area…
In the first months of this year, most indicators of economic activity remained poor
In their latest forecasts for 2012, the EC and the IMF, similar to other international institutions, project a decline of economic activity in the euro area (-0.3%). According to the IMF, uncertain conditions in the euro area pose the main risk to…
Continuation of unfavourable economic conditions at the beginning of this year
The economic conditions in the euro area remain unfavourable at the beginning of this year. Besides the sovereign debt crisis, an increasing downside risk to economic growth is the growth of commodity prices. In January, the values of short-term…
Slovenian Economic Mirror: Elevated risks to economic activity this year
Economic activity in the euro area declined in the final quarter of last year and, as expected, the European Commission revised downwards its forecasts for 2012. GDP in the euro area dropped 0.3% in the last quarter of 2011 (seasonally adjusted),…
Slovenia remains among EU countries with the greatest deteriorations in cost competitiveness during the crisis
Amid a steady deterioration of economic conditions and continued tensions on financial markets, at the end of January the IMF also cut its forecast for euro area economic growth in 2012. Economic activity in the euro area slowed further in the last…
At the end of the year, a further deterioration of labour market conditions and weak economic activity
The forecasts for 2012 economic growth in Slovenia’s main trading partners continued to decline in December. In December, the ECB revised downwards its forecast for economic growth in 2012 to the interval between -0.4% and 1.0%. The Consensus…
The third quarter was marked by a deterioration of economic conditions and prospects
Prospects for economic growth in the euro area have deteriorated significantly. Sentiment indicators show a moderation of the already weak GDP growth in the euro area in the last quarter of this year. In November, the EC and OECD thus revised…
Slovenian Economic Mirror
International institutions expect the economic situation in the euro area to deteriorate further by the end of the years. They are also significantly reducing the forecasts for economic growth in 2012. The current indicators of economic activity in…
1.5% economic growth expected this year; slowdown on the labour market, deterioration of the situation in the financial sector
In 2011, GDP growth will maintain a similar level as last year, 1.5%. The public finance situation and the financial environment will also affect the relatively slow recovery of Slovenia’s economy next year. The growth of foreign demand, the main…
Easing of labor market conditions at low levels
Despite the expected slowdown in the second half of the year, the most recent forecasts by international institutions for this year’s economic growth in the euro area are higher than in the spring, which is a consequence of a better realisation in…