Prospects for the euro-area in 2019

Declining growth rates will provoke rising tensions and the risk of recession across Europe

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Germany will face long-term housing problems

The growing clout of the corporate sector in housing and political instability will harm a long-term housing solution

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Rising near-term risks could cut medium-term growth if policy is diverted from improving institutions and infrastructure

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The failure to regulate surveillance is becoming a growing problem

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Synthetic diamond output is surging, albeit from a low base, worrying traditional centres and miners

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The Law and Justice government will look to capitalise on Poland’s improved fiscal position

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The OECD has sharply reduced its forecast for 2020-30 advanced countries GDP growth and also sees lower interest rates

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The IMF cut its forecast of global growth in both 2018 and 2019 to 3.7% from 3.9%, reflecting the risks to trade

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Sales are up in 2018 but next year looks uncertain due to a weak ruble affecting component import costs and a VAT hike

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Trudeau has avoided major Canadian economic dislocation, but could lose votes due to some concessions Canada made

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