Eiko Sievert

Eiko Sievert

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Eiko Sievert is a Director in Scope’s Sovereign & Public Sector ratings group, responsible for ratings and research on a number of sovereign and supranational borrowers.

Germany: Demographic Challenges Require Reforms Amid Political Fragmentation

These structural weaknesses are expected to become increasingly relevant over the coming years as the risk of political gridlock compounds other pressures on maintaining Germany’s economic competitiveness.Germany is already among the worst-placed large ec...

2 weeks ago

Italy: Fiscal Consolidation on Track But High Debt, Structural Weaknesses Persist

Italy has unveiled its new fiscal structural plan aiming to reduce its fiscal deficit targets and start reducing its debt to GDP from 2027. The proposed fiscal tightening hinges on a combination of higher fiscal revenues and targeted spending cuts, a grad...

1 week ago