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Long-term growth from a productivity and employment perspective
(27.01.2017)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 5/2016
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 5/2016
In developed economies, the recovery from the financial crisis has been exceptionally arduous and productivity development in particular has been very subdued. Speculation has abounded as to whether economic growth will ...
Corona crisis has increased the risk of stagnation in the euro area
(09.11.2020)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 5/2020
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 5/2020
Stagnation is a period of slow economic growth often characterised by low interest rates and low inflation. It is most commonly associated with the development of the Japanese economy since the early 1990s. In the euro ...
Are weakly profitable firms suppressing economic growth?
(06.07.2018)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 3/2018
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 3/2018
Unprofitable ‘zombie’ firms have been on the rise in Finland, both proportionately and in absolute terms, since the beginning of the 2000s. At most, they have accounted for approximately 10% of all labour and capital ...
Secular stagnation : A false alarm in the euro area?
(04.10.2018)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2018
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2018
Worries about secular stagnation, a prolonged period of low growth, arose after the Great Recession. In the euro area, such fears may appear misguided given sound growth, tightening labour markets and expectations of gradual ...
Is recovery a myth?
(12.10.2016)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2016
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2016
Deep recessions have typically led to a permanent step down to a lower growth trajectory. However, since the financial crisis of 2008, the growth rate itself has also been exceptionally slow, due to weak growth in total ...
Editorial: Now is the time to strengthen the public finances and the foundations for productivity growth
(18.12.2018)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 5/2018
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 5/2018
Finland's economy will continue to grow, although its pace of expansion has for the time being moved past its peak. Growth is similarly expected to continue in the euro area; however, its inflationary outlook still calls ...
Finland’s new long-term forecast suggests GDP growth will be more subdued
(02.02.2022)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 5/2021
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 5/2021
An ageing population and weak productivity trend are depressing Finland’s economic growth prospects. The Bank of Finland’s new long-term forecast suggests growth will be around 1.2% per annum in the period 2021–2040, and ...
Why is Finland trailing its peers?
(13.04.2016)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 1/2016
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 1/2016
In Finland, economic growth has been weak since the onset of the financial crisis. According to the most recent forecast by the European Commission, GDP growth in Finland is expected to remain among the slowest in the euro ...
Finland’s long-term growth outlook
(14.01.2015)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 5/2014
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 5/2014
The prolongation of the recession, accumulation of public debt and ageing of the population are eroding the growth potential of the Finnish economy. Potential output growth is expected to remain below 1% over the next 25 years.
Structural reforms can provide an answer to lean years in global economy
(02.10.2015)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2015
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2015
Structural reforms are playing an increasingly important role in the recovery of long-term outlook for growth. Globally, growth has been slow since the Great Recession. Reasons for this have been sought from both supply- ...