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European Central Bank

Economy

Is Default of Slovakia Realistic?

Martin Vlachynsky and INESS/June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

The current social package worth more than a billion euro has definitively confirmed that Slovak government is going kamikaze in the area of public finances. After all, the money is “lying on the pavement”.

Economy

Fed to Raise Interest Rates, Has No Choice

Martin Panek and Liberalni Institute/February 7, 2022

The US Federal Reserve System (Fed) has announced that it will raise interest rates. They have been at zero since the start of the pandemic and since the last recession in 2009, they hit their highest level in 2019. But even in 2019, they were very low, with an effective rate of about 2.5%.

Economy

Expensive Polystyrene and ECB

Martin Vlachynsky and INESS/May 28, 2021June 1, 2021 /Leave a comment

Polystyrene, wood, reinforcement steel, and other materials have not only become expensive, but their lack in warehouses indicates that the increase of prices will continue. It is similar with notebooks, bicycles, or maize.

Economy

Estcoin: Estonia’s New Part of Digital Identity

Adela Kleckova and Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom/February 5, 2018 /Leave a comment

Estonia could become the first country in the world with virtual currency, the Estcoin. The problem is that the country’s official currency is Euro and membership in the Eurozone does not allow having any other parallel cryptocurrency.

Economy

The World Is Upside Down, Interest Rates Are Negative

Jan Oravec/April 6, 2015August 31, 2017 /Leave a comment

We can find examples of negative interest rates in countries throughout history. But these are geographically or time-isolated cases. However, today we live in a world where more and more things are turning upside down. And one of such things is the fact that negative interest rates are shifting from a deviation to a norm (for the time being only within the financial system).

Economy

Does Lithuania Have Any Questions to ECB?

Vytautas Zukaukas/September 26, 2014August 31, 2017 /Leave a comment

The chairman of the Central Bank of Lithuania will become a member the Governing Council of the European Central Bank, which is responsible for monetary policy for the euro area. Thus, if Lithuania wants to properly represent it‘s interests, it has to join the debate concerning decisions of the ECB.

Publications

Could Deflation Reduce Consumption? Microeconomic Evidence

Peter Altmiks/July 30, 2014July 29, 2014 /Leave a comment

While the European Central Bank, governments and many economists complain about the danger of deflation a currently published microeconomic analysis from the famous Kiel Institute for the World Economy tells a different story.

Economy

Final Exams in the European Banking System

Martin Vlachynsky/July 29, 2014August 31, 2017 /Leave a comment

Except for few unfortunate ones, high schoolers have already finished their key exams. European banks have not.

Economy

Will the Euro Adoption Trigger Price Hikes?

Vytautas Zukaukas/March 27, 2014August 31, 2017 /Leave a comment

Contrary to what Lithuania’s prime minister claims, discussions on euro introduction are far from over. They might be over for those who have had the task of convincing Lithuanians about the benefits of having the euro.

Economy

European Banking Union

Peter Altmiks/January 27, 2014August 31, 2017 /Leave a comment

European banking union is the most important regulatory project in the European Union (EU).

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