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Economy

China: towards a smooth rebalancing process?

By Flavie Brunetti | Editor | 26/03/13
China is currently going through a challenging transition period on both the political and economic fronts. What are the consequences of the leadership transition? How may the monetary policy evolve in the context of galloping inflation? What are the long-term macro trends in China? Wei Yao, our ...
Economy

Adjustments for developed economies in 2013

By Benoît Heitz | Head of Global Economic forecasts | 21/02/13
Less risk in 2013, but not much more growth than in 2012. An analysis by Benoît Heitz, Head of Global Economic forecasts at Societe Generale.
Economy

Markets supported by confidence and upturn in activity

By Xavier Denis | Chief economist for Private Banking | 23/01/13
Two things characterised 2012: the slowdown in activity in the US, the euro zone and China for most of the year and the ECB's intervention aiming to put an end to the sovereign debt crisis. The reduction of systemic risk in the euro zone thanks to the ECB's decisions has resulted in renewed appe ...
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Côte d’Ivoire: encouraging outlook but major short-term challenges

By Marc Friso | Economist | 23/01/13
The country has been back on a growth track since the end of the post-election crisis in early 2011. GDP growth is set to remain strong at around 7% in 2013-17 after +8.6% in 2012. A marked contrast with the past decade.
Economy

What will 2013 be made of?

By Florence Amphoux | Head of Editorial Team | 11/01/13
What prospects for 2013? What economic forecasts? What geopolitical risks? Listen to the interview with Philippe Moreau-Defarges, a researcher at the French international relations institute IFRI, and Olivier Garnier, the Group's Chief Economist.
Economy

Japan: the new government-elect has to fix an economy that "has fallen back into recession"

By Klaus Baader | Chief Asia Pacific Economist | 09/01/13
Overcoming deflation, a fifth recession in 15 years, high public debt... Japan's economical indicators are worrying. In December, the Japanese voted and elected the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to fix the country's economy. Shinzo Abe, Head of LDP and Japan's new Prime Minister, is expected to ...
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France is a key country in the eurozone

By Olivier Garnier | Group Chief Economist | 28/11/12
After a report by former EADS chief Louis Gallois urging the French government to improve competitivity, after the article in the Economist and the Moody's downgrade, the French economy is under the spotlight. Why so much concern over the French economy all of a sudden?
Economy

Senegal's economic challenges

By Marc Friso | Économiste | 21/11/12
Post-1990s, Senegal's economy accelerated. Between 2011 and 2013, growth is expected to double from 2.5% to 5%. Overview of the country's political, economic and banking situation.
Economy

"The global economic and financial crisis has also reached Asia"

By Kim March | Strategist of Emerging countries within Private Banking | 09/10/12
Why the global slowdown starting in Europe has affected Asia so much?
Economy

Understanding the role of a corporate and investment bank in financing the economy

By Y V | Editor | 12/07/12
Taking a concrete example of a company with a project to build a new generation of wind turbines, this educational video explains the services provided by a corporate and investment bank which enable the project to see the day. The four main services offered include providing strategic advice, o ...