Tag: Klaas Knot

• Thursday, May 10th 2012 - 20:18 UTC

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

  

  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.

• Friday, September 23rd 2011 - 22:29 UTC

  Greece’s ‘orderly default’ with 50% haircut for bondholders round the corner

  

  Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos was quoted by two newspapers as saying an orderly default with a 50% haircut for bondholders was one of three possible scenarios for resolving the heavily indebted euro zone nation's fiscal woes.