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Economy and Finance

Reducing global imbalances

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Global imbalances - as measured by current account surpluses and deficits - are kept under close scrutiny because persistently high imbalances might have potentially harmful spill-overs if unwound in a disorderly fashion.

This is especially true for three of the biggest world economies (the US, China and the euro area) which are the main focus in this issue of the Quarterly Report on the Euro Area (QREA) , section III. Global imbalances: an old challenge on the rise?

 

Documents

  • Report
  • Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs

Quarterly Report on the Euro Area examines how further deepening of the Single Market could lead to a stronger and more resilient Economic and Monetary Union. Other chapters look at the determinants of export quality in the euro area and global economic imbalances.