Euro-zone crisis far from over; GDP to collapse 2.5% in 2013

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October 22, 2012

In the euro-zone, the worst of the crisis is probably yet to come,” states the Capital Economic’s research team in a recent report. The forecast is dark for the area, “With politicians unable to accelerate progress towards fiscal and banking sector union, we expect the euro-zone to suffer a deep recession of 2.5% next year.”

In these circumstances, Capital Economics believes “Greece is still likely to exit the single currency within a matter of months, and other small peripheral economies may follow.”

In 2014 the recession may be moderating, but GDP would fall another 1%.

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This article was posted: Monday, October 22, 2012 at 1:28 pm

Tags: economics, foreign affairs

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