EU Says Euro Zone to Shrink in 2013 as Unemployment Rises

Written By Unknown on Friday, 22 February 2013 | 05:40

The euro-area economy will cringe in back-to-back years for a initial time, pushing stagnation aloft as governments, consumers and companies quell spending, a European Commission said.

Gross domestic product in a 17-nation segment will tumble 0.3 percent this year, compared with a Nov prophecy of 0.1 percent growth, a Brussels-based elect foresee today. Unemployment will stand to 12.2 percent, adult from a prior guess of 11.8 percent and 11.4 percent final year.

Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn pronounced authorities contingency press on with reforms to finish a region's debt predicament and assistance a recovery. While "hard data" has been disappointing, there also has been some-more enlivening "soft data" that points to improved times, he told reporters today.

A strengthening of a euro economy after this year may

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