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Economic Outlook. Turning points. Global Chief Economist Helge J. Pedersen Baltic M&A and Private Equity Forum Riga 24 October 2013. Global economic trends Nordic and Baltic economies. Global. Our baseline scenario – turning points.
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Economic Outlook Turning points Global Chief Economist Helge J. Pedersen Baltic M&A and Private Equity Forum Riga 24 October 2013
Global economic trends • Nordic and Baltic economies
Global Our baseline scenario – turning points Helge J. Pedersen Growth picture changes - the old world wakes up while the new one has problems Less expansionary monetary policy, but interest rates will be low for much longer The euro remains strong - can it last?
Euro area Game changer - OMT workswithoutbeingused TtThe Helge J. Pedersen
Global Growth around the corner – but at lower levels than before the crisis Helge J. Pedersen
Global The 2014 economic heat map … Helge J. Pedersen
Global Low inflation and high rate of unemploymentpave the way for continuedlowinterest rates • The ECB has announced a new forward guidance strategy: • The Governing Council expects the key ECB interest rates to remain at present or lower levels for an extended period of time. This expectation is based on the overall subdued outlook for inflation extending into the medium term, given the broad-based weakness in the real economy and subdued monetary dynamics. Helge J. Pedersen
Global Reason to worry about MP-plus: new bubbles and inflation Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon in the sense that it is and can be produced only by a more rapid increase in the quantity of money than in output. ... Milton Friedmann, The Counter-Revolution in Monetary Theory (1970) Helge J. Pedersen
Global economic trends • Nordic & Baltic economies
Nordics&Baltics Differentgrowth pattern … Helge J. Pedersen
Nordics&Baltics …not leastwhen it comes to manufacturingproduction Helge J. Pedersen
Nordics&Baltics Sentimentindicatorslook promising for the short-term outlook: PMIs Helge J. Pedersen
Nordics&Baltics Sentimentindicatorslook promisingfor the short-term outlook: consumerconfidence Helge J. Pedersen
Global Ourgrowthforecasts in numbers Helge J. Pedersen
Nordics&Baltics Long-term growth potential depends on the productivity development Source: OECD Helge J. Pedersen
Nordics&Baltics Reason to worry for the longer term: underinvestments Helge J. Pedersen
Nordic&Baltics Despite the factthat the Nordics and Baltics areamong the top 30 countries to do easy business in Helge J. Pedersen
Nordics&Baltics New investment activity is a must for the Nordics to maintain their relatively good competitiveness and for the Baltics to improve theirs further Helge J. Pedersen
Global Conclusion Helge J. Pedersen The combination of low interest rates and a solid global economic recovery is good news for the general M&A activity in 2014 New investment activity is a must for a bright future for the region
Nordics&Baltics Only a few weaknesses in the Nordic and Baltic countries according to the early warning mechanism … Helge J. Pedersen