A few comments on some of these themes may be in order. 4.2 Firstly, there is no doubt that for the crisis to be resolved, countries with banks exposed to the toxic assets will have to clean up their banking systems.
Looking ahead, an ambitious additional consolidation effort appears necessary if Slovakia is to reach its medium-term objective for the structural deficit of 0.8% of GDP in 2010. The vitality of the country’s economy can be seen by comparing its real GDP growth with that of the euro area.