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HSBC: The future of Europe looks very grim

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Rupert Hargreaves
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Europe – Eurozone’s economic woes are well documented. High levels of unemployment, low levels of productivity, inefficient socialist governments and high social security bills are all hallmarks of the region’s failed economic experiment.

The Eurozone was supposed to unite a continent that has been ravaged by wars. The project’s initial designers saw the Eurozone as a long-term unification project designed to bring prosperity to all of the region’s economies. But the continent’s long-term economic problems are highly likely to leave long-term scars. The cost of inaction by European governments to cut bureaucracy, reign in spending and stimulate growth is high, the region’s current policy makers are jeopardising the future of an entire generation.

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Rupert is a committed value investor and regularly writes and invests following the principles set out by Benjamin Graham. He is the editor and co-owner of Hidden Value Stocks, a quarterly investment newsletter aimed at institutional investors. Rupert owns shares in Berkshire Hathaway. Rupert holds qualifications from the Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment and the CFA Society of the UK. Rupert covers everything value investing for Hedge Fund Alpha