Lažni preroki: Peter Frankl, Finance
Peter Frankl, 3. marca 2008 v Financah:
A dejstvo je, da je Estonija bila hitrejša in pogumnejša. Res je bil izhodiščni položaj Estonije veliko nižji, a hitrost napredka je kljub temu nesorazmerno večja, kot je bila v Sloveniji. V primerjavi z estonskimi tekači smo mi revna, plaha počasneta. Drugi dom
Foreign Policy, danes:
2008 GDP gain/loss: -2.8 percent
Expected 2009 GDP gain/loss: -5 percent
How bad is it? Estonia’s short-term debt as a percentage of foreign exchange reserves is about -250 percent. This means that if foreign investment dries up, the north Baltic country will be completely unable to repay its creditors. The fourth quarter of 2008 was disastrous for Estonia, with a 6.4 percent decline in manufacturing and a 9.4 percent GDP loss. Fortunately, the country still enjoys a high level of foreign direct investment (FDI), largely from neighboring Finland. In what looks like a desperation move, Estonia’s cash-strapped Parliament is now considering a measure to rescind taxes on alcohol to attract tourists and return to the good-old days when Tallinn was named Party Capital of the Year by the New York Times in 2006. Lately, Estonians have had very little to celebrate
P.S.
Če boste prebrali citirani članek iz Drugega doma, ki je bil zapisan 3. marca 2008, boste videli, da smo na tem blogu o estonski zgodbi o uspehu dvomili že takrat – ko je lokalni neolib krožek še na vsa grla pel hvalnice pogumnim baltskim reformatorjem.