Regional Economic Outlook

Strong fundamentals should allow Europe to weather financial turbulence relatively well. Nonetheless, growth is set to ease in 2008 in nearly all countries. Policymakers will need to deal up front with the financial market turmoil, while implementing fiscal consolidation and structural reforms, including in the financial sector, to address vulnerabilities, raise medium-term growth prospects, and deliver on the promise of convergence for emerging Europe. Three analytical chapters discuss reforms to strengthen Europe's financial systems to allow advanced economies to benefit from innovation with

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Year of publication:	2007
Authors:	European Dept., International Monetary Fund
Publisher:	Washington : International Monetary Fund
Subject:	Wirtschaftsprognose \| Economic forecast \| Wirtschaftslage \| Macroeconomic performance \| Regionalentwicklung \| Regional development

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (74 p)
Series:	Regional Economic Outlook World Economic and Financial Surveys
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Cover; Contents; Foreword; Executive Summary; PART I: Outlook: Through Financial Turbulence to Sustained Growth; Outlook: Through Financial Turbulence to Sustained Growth; Strong Fundamentals Should Help Overcome Financial Turbulence; Figures; 1. Europe and the Rest of the World: Real GDP Growth, 2001-08; 2. Convergence in Europe and in the Rest of the World, 2001-06; Tables; 1. European Countries: Real GDP Growth and CPI Inflation, 2006-08; 3. Euro Area: Average Interbank Offer Rates, July 25, 2007-October 3, 2007; Box Boxes 1. Why Was Europe Affected by the Collapse of the U.S S. Subprime Mortgage Market?4. Change in Banking Sector Stock Prices, July 25, 2007-October 3, 2007; 5. Daily Stock Markets Indices, January 2005-October 2007; 6. Sovereign Spreads, July 25, 2007-October 1, 2007; Protracted Credit Market Tightening Would Add Downside Risk; 7. EU-27 Confidence Indicators, January 2005-September 2007; Policymakers Are Facing Unexpected Uncertainty; Reforms Are Key to Sustaining Growth; 8. European Regions: General Government Balance, 2003-08; 2. European Countries: External and Fiscal Balances, 2006-08 9. Emerging Europe: Monetary Conditions, 2000-0610. Emerging Europe: Credit Growth, 1999-06; 11. European Regions: Ratio of Current Account Balance to GDP, 2003-08; 12. External Debt, 2006; 2. Europe's Economic Integration; 3. Index of Economic Freedom: Ranking Compared with the Rest of the World, 2005; PART II: Analytical Focus: Strengthening Financial Systems; Analytical Focus: Strengthening Financial Systems; 13. Bank Credit to the Private Sector in Europe, 1995-06; 14. Financial Innovation in Europe, June 1995-June 2007; 15. Financial Integration in Europe, 1995-06 1. Tuning the Financial Systems of Advanced EconomiesOverview; Evolution of Financial Systems; 16. Financial Index by Subindices, 1995 and 2004; 17. Interest Spread, 1995 and 2004; 18. Assets of Nonbank Financial Institutions, 1995 and 2006; 19. Stock Market Turnover, 1995 and 2005; 20. Outstanding Amount of Domestic Debt Securities Issued by Nonfinancial Corporations, 1995 and 2006; Quality of the Financial System Matters; 3. Continued Relevance of Relationship-Based Lending in an Evolving Financial System; Garnering Benefits without Incurring Excessive Risks 4. Financial Intermediation at Work in Denmark5. Upgrading a Financial System: Italy's Experience; 2. Managing Rapid Financial Deepening in Emerging Europe; Finance's Role in Convergence; 21. Convergence in Europe, 2000-06; 22. Current Account Balances and Income Levels in Europe, 2006; 23. Convergence with and without Capital Inflows; 4. Credit to Nonfinancial Corporations and Households, 2000-06; 24. Share of Foreign Assets and Liabilities in GDP, 2005; Driving Safely at High Speed; 25. Credit to Nonfinancial Corporations, 2000-06; 26. Credit to Households, 2000-06 27. Productivity, Flexibility, and the Current Account
ISBN:	978-1-58906-674-8 ; 978-1-4519-9056-0 ; 978-1-58906-674-8
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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