The long haul: managing exit from financial assistance

Countries can make a clean exit from financial assistance, or enter a new programme or a precautionary programme, depending on the sustainability of their public debt and their vulnerability to shocks. Ireland mad...

20th February 2014 by Guntram Wolff 2220 views

# Interviews

An evaluation of the Troika’s programmes in the euro area

On Friday April 19th 2013, Bruegel fellows Jean Pisani-Ferry, André Sapir and Guntram Wolff presented a study evaluating the Troika’s recent programmes in the euro area. The presentation took place at the Peterson ...

22nd April 2013 by Guntram Wolff 2417 views

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ECB should cut interest rates

Guntram, we have seen disappointing data on the eurozone economy this week, yet the expectation is that the European Central Bank will keep its main interest rate unchanged. Would that be a wise decision? GW: Well, you r...

3rd April 2013 by Guntram Wolff 2001 views

# Blog

Capital controls will put the euro at risk

The currency in Nicosia will no longer be worth the same as it is in any other country, says Guntram Wolff. Cypriot lawmakers have passed a bill that paves the way for capital controls. The legislation allows Cyprus’s go...

26th March 2013 by Guntram Wolff 2374 views

# Interviews

Christoph Nüse im Gespräch mit Guntram Wolff

15th March 2013 by Guntram Wolff 2460 views

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Crecimiento y Desendeudamiento. ¿Es posible? ¿Cuáles son las alternativas?

XVIII Reunión del Círculo de Economía: “Crecimiento y Desendeudamiento. ¿Es posible? ¿Cuáles son las alternativas?” por Andreu Mas-Colell, Wolfgang Münchau, Carmen Reinhart y Guntram Wolff. Andreu Mas-Colell ...

5th June 2012 by Guntram Wolff 2176 views

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A very French campaign

On the final weekend of the campaign, Nicolas Sarkozy comes up with a last-minute surprise. Will his call to reform the European Central Bank inspire disenchanted voters? François Picard’s panel weighs up a high-stakes, ...

17th April 2012 by Guntram Wolff 2293 views