Spain revises up growth forecast for 2014–15
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Published: 23 Apr, 2014 CET.
Updated: Wed 23 Apr 2014 12:01 CET
Spain's government forecast Wednesday faster economic growth in the next two years as the nation emerges from a long downturn with unemployment still topping 26 percent.
Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said the eurozone's fourth-largest economy would expand by an average of 1.5 percent in 2014 and 2015.
The government's official forecast is for growth of 1.0 percent in 2014 and 1.5 percent in 2015.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) growth forecasts for the same years are 0.6 percent and 0.8 percent.
But the IMF recently warned deflation posed a serious threat to that growth.
Consumer prices are continuing to slide in Spain. The national statistics institute, the INE, put this year-on-year fall at 0.2 percent in March.
That was the steepest annual drop since 2009, the Financial Times pointed out.
More to follow.
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Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said the eurozone's fourth-largest economy would expand by an average of 1.5 percent in 2014 and 2015.
The government's official forecast is for growth of 1.0 percent in 2014 and 1.5 percent in 2015.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) growth forecasts for the same years are 0.6 percent and 0.8 percent.
But the IMF recently warned deflation posed a serious threat to that growth.
Consumer prices are continuing to slide in Spain. The national statistics institute, the INE, put this year-on-year fall at 0.2 percent in March.
That was the steepest annual drop since 2009, the Financial Times pointed out.
More to follow.
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