Downside risks linked to protracted trade tensions, the slowdown in the Chinese economy, and the unknowns surrounding the timeframe and arrangements for the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, are weighing on the economic outlook. Growth remains weak in the euro area. The uncertainty regarding the world economy is having a negative effect on exports, manufacturing production, and firms and households’ expectations.
Andreas Dombret: Capital requirements, the shadows and a level playing field – current challenges in financial regulation Statement by Dr Andreas Dombret, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank, at the Bank of France conference “Financial Regulation – Stability versus Uniformity. A focus on non-bank actors”, Paris, 28 September 2015. * 1.