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Trade war, no-deal Brexit could push EU into recession – official

A no-deal Brexit or a trade conflict with the U.S could push the European Union into recession, Jurgen Rigterink, First Vice President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), said on Thursday.

“Right now everybody is talking about U.S.-China relations but even if that is solved, it could very well be that the next discussion could be between the U.S. and Europe.

“If that’s the case, then obviously, this could have a large impact on the EU, on Europe, not only on the car sector but on many other sectors as well,” Rigterink told Reuters on the sidelines of a political and business summit in Slovenia.

He said no one knew what the chances of Britain leaving the EU without a deal would be, adding that with relatively sluggish growth in most European economies, a so-called hard Brexit could tip the bloc into slowdown.

“Even a recession is possible. It might be one possible trigger; there might be many more which we do not foresee at this time,” he said.

Rigterink said that economic fundamentals in Europe were much stronger than a decade ago and that the banking system was much more resilient.

 

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