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The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents increased from 10.1% in January 2009 to 11.1% in February. For the outstanding amount of quoted shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 1.1% in February 2009, the same as in January.
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Estonia grew faster than most emerging market economies during 2000-07, but it is now in a severe recession. While the initial reversal of GDP growth was caused by a collapse of domestic demand, at the current juncture Estonia is vulnerable to external shocks as well. The current-account deficit has been reduced, but there are risks of further cut-back in credit that could intensify or prolong the reduction of output. The main challenge facing the policymakers is therefore to bring the economy quickly back to trend growth, which is complicated because of past policy commitments.
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Fitch Ratings said that its sovereign ratings for countries in eastern Europe do not build in any expectation that the EU authorities will allow member states to adopt the euro unless they meet the Maastricht criteria.
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The first estimate for the euro area (EA16) trade balance with the rest of the world in February 2009 gave a 2.0 bn euro deficit, compared with +1.7 bn in February 2008. The January 2009 balance was -10.9 bn, compared with -11.1 bn in January 2008. In February 2009 compared with January 2009, seasonally adjusted exports rose by 0.5% while imports fell by 0.8%.
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In the construction sector, seasonally adjusted production fell by 1.8% in the euro area (EA16) and by 1.6% in the EU27 in February 2009, compared with the previous month. In January, production rose by 1.6% and 1.7% respectively.
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CEE Bankwatch Network and Friends of the Earth Europe warned that environmentally destructive and economically unsound projects, at a total cost of 23 billion euro, in the ten new EU member states of central and eastern Europe, may receive an 'un-smart' green light as the European Union seeks to rapidly deploy billions of euros to offset the worsening economic crisis.
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Fitch Ratings expects further difficulties at the corporate and investment banking (CIB) units of France's leading banks to continue to compress revenues, while escalating loan impairment charges, already noted in Q408, will pose a growing problem for the sector in 2009. This is one the conclusions published in a special report.
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Unspent funds of the EU economic recovery plan could be used for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, according to a political agreement reached between MEPs and the Czech Presidency.
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Fitch Ratings says in a special report that it expects a material increase in the number of distressed European auto suppliers as the significant downturn in global auto markets places further pressure on liquidity profiles. This in turn could force car manufacturers and stronger Tier-1 suppliers to provide financial support to troubled suppliers to avoid more costly disruptions further up the auto supply chain.
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Fitch Ratings says the significant drop in household confidence and increasing unemployment are expected to continue to dampen housing demand.
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