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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8170

14 March 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy
Commission and financial institutions counting on moderate upturn in economy in 2002

Brussels, 13/03/2002 (Agence Europe) - According to economic forecasts by Commissioner Pedro Solbes' services, economic growth in the Euro-zone could be around 0.1% and 0.4% during the first half of 2002 - a slight upturn compared to the second half of last year (0.2% contraction in the Euro-zone, according to Eurostat). The speed-up in the upturn is expected to continue into the second half of the year , with growth increasing from 0.4% to 0.7%. A Commission press release said that, "These...

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