

BlogSpot - March 14th, 2014
Where do we stand on program countries? More to do, but with a different approach... At a time of stock taking of the Troika efforts in...


BlogSpot - March 7th, 2014
Growth and in-depth reviews... some way to go The short-term—Some light at the end of the tunnel in Europe… The European Commission...


BlogSpot - February 28th, 2014
Ukraine’s urgent need for action A new government has been formed, as discussed by BarclaysCapital, with Arseniy Yatsenyuk, leader of the...


BlogSpot - February 24th, 2014
European programs in the spotlight, and Greece in a special light A report by André Sapir et al. (Bruegel) provides a critical analysis...


BlogSpot - February 17th, 2014
What about the Euro zone fragile recovery… imbalances or rebalancing? Accordingly to the latest Eurostat statistic, the Eurozone seems to...


BlogSpot - February 10th, 2014
No, No, No… Nein, Nein, Nein… An uncertain scenario was created over the last few weeks, related to two of the world’s powerful central...
Article - Rethinking Central Bank intervention after unconventional monetary policies
There is a general consensus that the unconventional monetary policies implemented by the world’s major central banks in response to the...


BlogSpot - January 31st, 2014
Jobs, growth, and institutional reforms in Europe. The IMF presented (EconoMonitor) its advice (from a new book) for jobs and growth in...


BlogSpot - January 24th, 2014
Is the World getting better? The world economy seems to be turning a corner, and the mood at Davos was definitely more positive, as...


BlogSpot - December 23rd, 2013
Deal on the SRM: a glass half-full An agreement on the second pillar of the banking union (for a primer, Ton Fairless has a helpful...