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Slovenian Economic Mirror: A further improvement in the competitiveness of Slovenian exporters; at the beginning of the year encouraging data for a large part of the private sector
GDP growth in the euro area continued at the beginning of the year; the European Commission (EC) expects that GDP growth will remain similar to last year in 2016 and 2017. According to Eurostat’s preliminary flash estimate, GDP in the euro area was…
International Conference (8 July 2015): Challenges in Establishing Fiscal Policy Surveilance
8 July 2015, Ljubljana, Hotel Slon
Within the framework for enhanced coordination of fiscal policies in the EU, independent fiscal institutions are playing an increasingly important role. Regulations governing the role and responsibilities of these…
Slovenian Economic Mirror: Continuation of favourable economic trends in the first months of the year; cost competitiveness continues to improve
International institutions continue to raise their forecasts for economic trends in the euro area. In comparison with the previous forecasts, the IMF and the European Commission project somewhat higher GDP growth in the euro area for this year…
Development Report: Positive shifts in the area of economic development, the deterioration in the material position of households came to a halt
The year 2014 was marked by positive shifts in terms of economic development, the deterioration in the material position of households was halted, while pressures on the environment eased during the crisis, mainly under the influence of weak economic…
Slovenian Economic Mirror: The labour market situation is improving with the strengthening of economic activity
The values of confidence indicators in the euro area continue to improve gradually at the beginning of this year; in view of better prospects, the ECB and the OECD also revised upwards their forecasts for economic growth. In the euro area, activity…
Economic growth expected to reach 2.4% this year; it will be driven by exports and investment
Slovenia recorded relatively strong economic growth in 2014, at 2.6%; the labour market situation also improved. With the improvement in the international environment, stabilisation of financial markets in the euro area and following economic policy…
Slovenian Economic Mirror: A continuation of favourable economic trends at the beginning of the year
Economic activity in the euro area strengthened slightly further at the end of last year; the European Commission raised somewhat its growth forecasts for this year and next. According to Eurostat’s flash estimate, economic activity rose by 0.3% in…
Slovenian Economic Mirror: The labour market situation continues to improve at the beginning of the year
The weak recovery of economic activity in the euro area continues; in January, the exchange rate of the euro declined significantly; oil prices reached their six-year lows. Production volume in manufacturing and turnover in retail trade in the euro…
Slovenian Economic Mirror: Continuation of the relatively favourable economic trends at the end of 2014
Short-term indicators indicate a continuation of economic recovery in the euro area in the last quarter of 2014; oil prices declined further in December, reaching a five-year low. After declining in the third quarter, production volume in…
Slovenian Economic Mirror: Further improvement of the economic situation before the end of the year
The weak economic recovery in the euro area continued in the third quarter of this year but the forecasts for 2014 and 2015 are lower than previous projections. The 0.8% year-on-year growth was mainly driven by private consumption, while investment…