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Improvement in competitiveness still smaller than in the euro area average
Most international institutions expect growth in the world economy to be slightly lower this year than in 2010, but nevertheless higher than the autumn forecasts. The IMF projects that the world economy will grow at a 4.4% rate in 2011 and at a 4.5%…
Spring Forecast of Economic Trends 2011: 2.2% economic growth this year; the deterioration on the labour market less pronounced than last year
Amid the stimulating impacts from the external environment and a relatively large contribution of changes in inventories, gross domestic product increased by 1.2% in 2010. The positive signals from foreign demand that started to boost economic…
Slovenian Econimic Mirror: Slow recovery of the economy continues at the beginning of this year
The ECB and OECD upgraded slightly their forecasts for economic trends in the euro area. The ECB projects GDP in the euro area to increase between 1.3% and 2.1% this year and 0.8% and 2.6% next year. The improvement is largely due to a renewed…
Slovenian Economic Mirror: A further tightening of labour market conditions at the beginning of this year
The euro area economy continued to recover in the last quarter of 2010; inflationary pressures keep strengthening at the beginning of this year due to commodity price rises. BDP in the euro area increased 0.3% (seasonally adjusted) in the last…
Slovenian Economic Mirror
Growth in merchandise exports and industrial production in manufacturing slowed as expected in the autumn months and construction activity continued to decline. Growth in merchandise exports and industrial production in manufacturing eased in the…
Slovenian Economic Mirror: The slowdown of economic growth in the third quarter consistent with IMAD's expectations in the Autumn Forecast
Economic growth in the euro area slowed in the third quarter as expected; according to the autumn forecasts by the EC and OECD, recovery will continue in the next two years, but growth will be slower than this year at least in 2011. After GDP…
Slovenian Economic Mirror: Incentives for economic recovery still mainly come from the international environment while the market share of Slovenian exporters declined in the first half of the year
The IMF improved its forecasts for economic growth in 2010, while warning that the recovery is still uncertain due to certain risks. The IMF revised upwards its forecasts for economic growth for 2010, to 4.8%, while its forecast for 2011 is slightly…
Autumn Forecast of Economic Trends
With stronger foreign demand, economic growth is projected to be 0.9% this year, somewhat higher than the spring forecast (0.6%). Incentives for stronger economic activity in Slovenia this year mainly come from the international environment, with…
Slovenian Economic Mirror: The situation in Slovenia and in the international environment has improved but remains uncertain
In the second quarter, economic growth in the euro area exceeded projections, but judging from the movement of sentiment indicators, this growth is not set to continue in the second half of the year. Real GDP in the euro area increased by 1.0% in…
Ecconomic Issues: The economic crisis interrupted Slovenia's efforts in achieving the strategic objectives and revealed structural maladjustment of its economy
Impact of the financial crisis on the credit market in Slovenia
At the onset of the financial crisis, the situation on financial markets changed considerably. To repay their existing liabilities, given the very limited availability of new financing…