In return, however, supervisors also expect banks to temporarily suspend dividend payments. Banks, public authorities and policymakers need to be well-prepared now to cope with a rise in the number of insolvencies. Thanks to sound economic developments over the past decade, insolvencies fell to historical lows. We should now check our preparedness for a rise in insolvencies: Are experienced staff available?
The CPI (excluding fresh food) is declining on a year-on-year basis due to the substantial slack in the economy as a whole, but the decline leveled out in August 2009 and the moderating trend of decline has continued. The outlook for the trend change in prices is determined by the aggregate supply and demand balance and the medium- to long-term inflation expectations.