The Eurozone Economy: a revival
The Euro Area (EA) economy is now following a robust growth trend. It has started in 2013 and in 2016 and 2017 the EA GDP growth will be higher than…
Sustained growth in the Eurozone since the beginning of the year
Growth has been robust since the beginning of 2017. In the second quarter, the economic activity was up by 2.5% after 2% during the first quarter and 2.4% in the…
Robust Growth in the Euro Area
Strong growth during the second quarter GDP growth was marginally stronger during the second quarter in the Euro Area. It was at 0.56% (2.26% at annual rate) after 0.51% (2.04%…
Political watershed at the heart of Eurozone growth
The euro area is looking like a haven of stability these days. The election of Emmanuel Macron and his strong relationship with Angela Merkel have driven expectations that the economy…
France ready and set for growth
French economic growth is set to step up a pace in 2017 and 2018. It will benefit from a more buoyant world context, which has been visible in the surge…
My Contribution to Bloomberg View on the New French President's Challenge on Growth
I have written a column for Bloomberg view on how the new French President must boost growth You can read it here
British Risk
The United Kingdom GDP growth will slowdown dramatically during the first quarter of 2017. Retail sales were down -6.1% during the first three months of the year, in contrast with…