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• Retaining the refreshing splash: year 2003 has been declared the International Year of Fresh Water by the United Nations. Alexander Zehnder, Director EWAG, draws interesting similes and raises questions of international interest.

..., a concentration, which he compares to the OPEC. . Swiss News finds out more about Alex Zehnder an...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2003, Juin 2003

• Muss Das Hohe Us-Leistungsbilanzdefizit Zu Einer Massiven Aufwertung Der Europäischen Währungen Führen? Eine Andere Sicht

The current account deficit of the United States, which about 6 1/2% of GDP, is generally regarded as unsustainable. Many observers hold the view that a sharp correction of this imbalance is imminent; this could lead to massive problems in the world economy because they believe that a drastic fall in the value of the US dollar and, consequently, a sharp appreciation of European currencies is inevitable. However, various economic adjustments in terms of global savings and investment suggest that the deficit will decrease to a sustainable level, even though this process may take several years. According to our simulations with a macroeconometric model for the world economy, the adjustment may indeed be fairly smooth. Accordingly, the adverse effects on the German economy and on the Euro A...

...Ausserdem weisen Russland sowie die OPEC-Staaten infolge der stark gestiegenen Öl- und Roh...

• Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen
• Vol. 62 Num. 2, Juin 2007