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Country risk 2010:

Country risk 2010:

Bi-annual Country risk survey monitoring political and economic stability of 186 countries

Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2009

January 2009

‘Let’s stick to the rules’

Trichet is determined that extreme economic conditions should not lead to the abandonment of fiscal stability.




Trichet’s balancing act
‘Banks will not forget that their job is to lend’

Governments are finding themselves under increasing pressure on finances. Financial stability criteria are being breached. Often temporary breaches become permanent. Does this concern you?

We have a simple position, namely that it is important to respect the rules of the Stability and Growth Pact. The rules were precisely changed a few years ago to take...


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