Macroeconomics

18 Jun 2021  |  Europe  |  Market Research

Frost Radar™ for Economic Development: Europe, 2020

Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom Emerge as the European Leaders

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The Frost Radar for Economic Development determines a region's future growth and development potential measured by its ability to enhance quality of life (QOL) for its citizens. This report explores Europes key strengths and weaknesses through country-level assessments of growth and innovation initiatives and then benchmarks each country on these 2...

The economic outlook for Western Europe is expected to stay muted in 2020. The US-China trade wars, global economic slowdown, and the uncertainty surrounding Brexit have softened external demand, affecting export-based economies such as Germany. While unemployment rates have been low and stable across most of Western Europe, job growth has plateaue...

The economies of Eastern European countries have had a slow 2019, with stalling or contracting growth in certain economies. The global economic slump, ongoing trade wars, the weak German economy, and Brexit have discouraged external demand. Internal demand, due to low inflation, wage growth, and tight labor markets, has been able to sustain the pro...

Economic outlook for the West European countries, like Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, is expected to remain downbeat throughout 2019 due to weak business sentiment arising out of Brexit issues and slow global economic recovery. Domestic demand and consumer sentiments supported by low inflation and st...

In Q3 2018, regional growth in the Western Europe region remained stagnated at 1.6% with growth expected to remain low during the forecast period predominantly due to uncertainties arising out of the Brexit issues and slow growth outlook in emerging markets. Economic growth in Germany appears to have touched a near-zero situation in Q4 2018 and is ...

The growth outlook for the economies in the Eastern Europe and The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) remains moderate. While the economic growth in the Eastern European countries such as The Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland is gaining momentum, Turkey is expected to plunge into a near-zero growth situation by the end of Q4 2018. Czech eco...

Economies of the Eastern European countries are gaining strength, being predominantly backed by domestic demand. The GDP is expected to increase by 2.84% in Q2 2018 compared to what it was a year ago, and by 3.0% by the end of 2018. The region is benefiting from upbeat labor markets and strong inflow of European structural funds. Growth in the Cze...

With Brexit day fast approaching, this study examines the implications of Brexit for the UK economy and UK businesses. Key topics covered include transition period impact, UK-EU post-Brexit relationship scenarios, scenario-based macroeconomic outlook, and scenario-based industry outlook for the automotive and financial services industries. Brexit ...

Economies of the Emerging Europe are growing on a strong footing. The GDP is expected to increase by 3.42% in Q1 2018 from Q1 2017, and by 3.6% by end of 2018. The region is benefiting from buoyant labor markets and strong inflow of European structural funds apart from strong export demand from the Eurozone economy. The Czech economy grew by 4.7% ...