Emerging Europe
Switzerland / Economy
Switzerland's banking system looks set to enjoy broad stability as cantonal banks maintain their conservative lending practices while conditions for the two grossbanken, UBS and Credit Suisse, continue to slowly improve. Indeed, both big banks' profitability has bounced back while balance sheets have been repaired. Despite significant systemic tail risks emanating from sovereign...
2010-08-20Germany / Economy
Germany's robust rate of economic expansion will not be sustainable over coming quarters. A deteriorating external environment spurred by fiscal consolidation, deflating credit and...
2010-08-17Turkey / Economy
Turkey's decision to delay the implementation of the 'fiscal rule' highlights growing risks to the country's macroeconomic profile. Nevertheless, we believe that such risks have already...
2010-08-16Analysis On Fixed Income, Fx & Equity Markets
Switzerland
Switzerland's banking system looks set to enjoy broad stability as cantonal banks maintain their conservative lending practices while conditions for the two grossbanken, UBS and ...
2010-08-20Germany
Germany's robust rate of economic expansion will not be sustainable over coming quarters. A deteriorating external environment spurred by fiscal consolidation, deflating credit and...
2010-08-17Turkey
Turkey's decision to delay the implementation of the 'fiscal rule' highlights growing risks to the country's macroeconomic profile. Nevertheless, we believe that such risks have already...
2010-08-16Germany
The re-pricing of risk in the eurozone since late June has seen European markets head substantially higher in recent weeks, with several key equity indices currently up against major...
2010-08-03Bosnia-Herzegovina
Emerging Europe's Sovereign Risk Ratings saw only a modest uptick this quarter, as growing concerns surrounding a possible slowdown in H210 and 2011 weigh on the region's aggregate...
2010-05-27BMI View : The end of the regional recession, stabilisation of currencies and the sharp mitigation of external account deficits have significantly improved the sovereign risk outlook...
2010-02-26BMI View: The ongoing mitigation of systemic macroeconomic risks and concomitant improvement in Emerging Europe's 2010 growth outlook has led to upgrades for nearly every country...
2009-11-19BMI View: The outlook for sovereign risk across emerging Europe is positive through the medium term, with credit market stabilisation and an improvement in macroeconomic conditions...
2009-07-30Albania
Having rebounded from its all-time lows in the ALL139.00/EUR area in the first quarter of 2010 to trade as high as ALL135.55/EUR at one point in mid-May, the Albanian lek has since...
2010-07-13United Kingdom
Mirroring the ongoing euro bounce, the British pound continues to edge higher following heavy selling in May. Having hit a low of US$1.4230/GBP on May 20, the subsequent rally has pushed...
2010-06-21Ukraine
The Ukrainian hryvnia remains broadly stable, having traded within a narrow band between UAH7.9000-8.0000/US$ since the fourth quarter of 2009. Given ongoing interventions on the foreign...
2010-06-09Romania
Having appreciated to its strongest level since Q109 in March this year, the Romanian leu has subsequently depreciated to RON4.1920/EUR at one point on June 4. While the National Bank...
2010-06-04
