The 2012 Euro Plus Monitor, a study conducted jointly by Berenberg Bank and the Lisbon Council, a think tank, concluded that structural reforms were beginning to bear fruit.

Balkans Business News says, "In a sign of how badly the eurozone is faring at the moment, Slovenia widely seen as the next to have to ask for a bailout - has been ranked the sixth-healthiest eurozone economy in a report compiled by Brussels-based think tank the Lisbon Council and Germany bank Berenberg.
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The Digital Journal writes, "British savers should be prepared and make moves to protect the value of their savings." As he points out that The 2012 Euro Plus Monitor claims that the British economy is in no better shape than the struggling euro zone.

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German bank Berenberg Bank and Brussels based think tank the Lisbon Council published the second edition of The Euro Plus Monitor. Stating that Luxembourg's success is attributed to its particularly high proportion of exports and robustness of the public finances and growth potential. 

A major study launched by the Lisbon Council and Berenberg Bank, ranks the 17 eurozone countries on a range of key macro-economic indicators. The innovative ranking is based on two key indicators: 1) the Fundamental Health Indicator, which looks at individual countries’ overall economic health, and 2) the Adjustment Progress Indicator.

The 2012 Euro Plus Monitor points out that Finland has risen labour costs more rapidly than any other country in the euro area. As a result they are ranked 16th for their labour costs. 

A study published by Germany’s Berenberg Bank and the Lisbon Council, a Brussels-based research group, concluded that Europe’s internal imbalances are diminishing and labor cost differentials narrowing, with Greece leading the way in adjusting its economy.

Hellenic Business News writes a piece on The 2012 Euro Plus Monitor, a study published by the Lisbon Council and Berenberg Bank, saying that austerity is the appropriate remedy, but only if the correct dose can be applied.  

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The Lisbon Council and Berenberg Bank publish The 2012 Euro Plus Monitor in which Ireland performs well when it comes to fiscal reform. The study concludes that Ireland had the fifth sharpest fiscal adjustment between 2009 and 2011.

 

KMS Baltics writes that The 2012 Euro Plus Monitor says Estonia has one of the most healthy economies, it revealed the nation's infrastructure is on a par with those in Luxembourg and Germany.