Sentences with phrase «weaker banking systems»

It is, therefore, a good bet that the triad of fiscal austerity, short - term growth - stifling structural reforms and seemingly intractable problems of a weak banking system will soon lead to the downward revision of the ECB's long - standing growth forecast for the euro area.

1) Lower economic strength in light of the diminished medium - term growth outlook, constrained by foreign currency shortages, high inflation, lower public sector spending and a weak banking system.

In addition, economic activity will be constrained by lower levels of government spending than before and a weak banking system.

Wars, government incompetence, political interference, weak banking system, and a weakening economy brought everything down in 2008.

Not exact matches

The banking system has been weak for years as most institutions have failed to deal with the high level of bad debt in the wake of the financial crisis.

The banking system was hyper - competitive and quick to take risks in pursuit of profits; policymakers aggressively pushed homeownership through measures such as tax breaks for mortgage interest payments; and weak recourse laws let mortgage defaulters off the hook.

In addition to that, the euro area has (a) worsening problems of political instability (Italy without government, unfolding corruption scandals in recession - hit Spain and France), (b) dysfunctional banking systems (weak banks and their impaired lending activities despite ample liquidity supplied by the ECB) and (c) lingering uncertainties about the financial system's credibility (problems with depositor and investor protection).

The new rules combined with the Italian banking system's structural flows and weak markets globally could test the government's credibility rapidly, especially if a number of banks fail and Italians start pulling their money out in a move of panic.

I have written repeatedly over the past year (and longer than that) that the US banking system is very weak — more specifically, that it is weaker than the Fed, Treasury and financial press would have us know.

The banking system has been strengthened, fiscal policy is broadly neutral, and the euro remains weak, helping exports.

The priority of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions is making sure none of the big banks fail, not keeping an eye for other weak spots in the broader financial system.

And when the weaker governments threaten to go belly up, the banking system freezes up.

Global: China's banking system and economy is proving to be weaker than advertised.

I would never have thought of that possibility, but considering that it is a smaller country with a relatively large banking system, and those banks have made a decent amount of loans to weaker creditors in Eastern Europe.

Rosen said this alleged fraud illustrates how weak and ineffective the controls are in our banking system.

As with many similar bank warnings, the organisation is concerned about the absence of a central authority overseeing the bitcoin industry, with «market players in virtual currency systems [providing] only weak security guarantees».