The Importance of Wholesale Financial Services to the EU Economy 2008

This report, produced by London Economics, builds upon previous reports published in 2006 and 2007, and investigates the role, structure and importance of wholesale financial services in the European Union. The specific topic for this year’s report is the EU’s wholesale finance market and its various competitors under a range of differing scenarios, such as changing demographics, the rise of Asia and emerging market economies, the impact of regulation and the consequences of recent market turbulence. The impact of these forecasts for the EU growth rate, its country constituents and its key competitors is also considered.