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Euro-area COVID-19 recovery could be L-shaped

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EU

Euro-area outlook.

China-US driverless tech will transform urban transit

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CHINA/US

China and the United States, the world's two largest car markets, are both pursuing leadership in developing autonomous vehicles and the much-touted transformation such transport…

EU supply chain law faces major obstacles in Germany

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EU/GERMANY

The vote was lost following Germany’s decision to oppose the directive, which encouraged others to abstain. There are only a few weeks left for the Council to vote again on the…

Trade and politics will weigh on Spanish economy

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SPAIN

Slowdown in the Spanish economy.

Warsaw will react to lacklustre local vote and economy

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POLAND

Last year’s march was marred by far-right racism, with many foreign activists participating. A court overruled the Warsaw mayor’s attempt to ban the march this year. The ruling…

Brexit risks derailing record UK job market momentum

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UNITED KINGDOM

Brexit and the UK economy.

Growth may accelerate under new Slovak government

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SLOVAKIA

The governing coalition has a comfortable parliamentary majority, but faces gathering concerns over Prime Minister Robert Fico's health, teachers' protests over wages and…

Protectionist drive may complicate African free trade

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WEST AFRICA

West African protectionism.

German fiscal expansion is unlikely despite concerns

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GERMANY

The economy shrank by 0.1% quarter-on-quarter in April-June; further shrinking in the third quarter would mean a technical recession. Since growth is not likely to pick up much in…

Prospects for the euro-area in 2022

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PROSPECTS 2022

This forecast implies the continuation of this year's rapid recovery into 2022. However, it depends on some risks abating, particularly with regard to inflation, and hence…