Europe at risk of Japanese-style ‘lost decade’ claims Dutch central bank

Thursday, May 10th 2012 - 20:18 UTC

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Europe is at risk of a Japanese-style “Lost Decade” of low economic growth, weak consumer spending, poor company investment and tougher borrowing conditions, the Dutch central bank said on Thursday. Read full article

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briton
They are calling it, the European spring,
And all that is left, is being replaced,
11 over the last couple of years,
With many more to follow,
As for the brits,,,,
Im afraid you will have to either wait until 2015,
Or earlier if the Morecambe & Wise show collapses .
mm
May 10th, 2012 - 08:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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The Cestrian
The irony is that the UK government may have to increase recruitment to make up for the lack of private sector jobs being created. I havent got a fucking clue where the world is headed with all of this. nowhere good appears to be the answer.
May 10th, 2012 - 10:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Marcos Alejandro
2 I have a clue where UK is headed with all of this.... the toilet.
May 10th, 2012 - 10:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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BenC30
@3. Marcos are you happy with Argentina's credit rating of B? I am fairly confident that Argentina will be plunged into an oblivion far before the UK.
The UK still has it's AAA rating for now!
May 10th, 2012 - 10:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
3 Marcos Alejandro
very nasty was it not,
you forgot to mention, why the UK is heading to the toilet,
was it
to urinate on argentina perhaps,
or to pull the argie chain,
May 10th, 2012 - 11:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Marcos Alejandro
4 Ben
'Marcos are you happy with Argentina's credit rating of B?”
I couldn't care less if is an A or Z, I don't have much nor I need much to live a simple life.
May 11th, 2012 - 12:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Fido Dido
“the risk of a double dip recession had become reality in Europe”

What a BS. Europe is still in a recession. Nothing has changed until they just let the damn banks that are broke, FAIL. Do what Iceland did.

“2 I have a clue where UK is headed with all of this.... the toilet.”

Yes, you're right, they're heading down the drain of the toilet. They deny it and pretend everything is fine. The whole credit rating is a farse. But ach, let them concentrate on the Falklands, poor suckers believe everything what their beloved leaders tell them.
May 11th, 2012 - 02:42 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
you seems to be a person with loyalties to no one,
no country no nation .
.............
this paradise you live in, it must be very good.
May 11th, 2012 - 11:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Guzz
When Europe wakes up from their cinderella sleep, they won't know what struck them :)
May 12th, 2012 - 08:01 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
One things for sure, it wont have been struck by CFK and her mighty victories..
May 12th, 2012 - 07:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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