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Lebanon

Beirut blast: How Lebanon is facing crisis after crisis

Before this week's devastating explosion, Lebanon's economy was predicted to shrink by 12 per cent this year and its currency had lost 80 per cent of its value since October.

World News

COVID-19: How the euro area recession will impact you

Unemployment and incomes are expected to take a hit. They've barely recovered from the previous crisis.

Earth News

‘Time to finance nature’: Protecting the planet leads to economic gain

A new study from the Campaign for Nature has found that wildlife conservation pays off for the global economy.

World News

COVID-19 recession: How the euro area will be affected

To survive this crisis, the Eurogroup may have to throw away the old rule book.

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Germany

Lufhansa's bailout: Majority shareholder gives green light

It came before Lufthansa's shareholder annual meeting on Thursday. The German government is planning to take 20% of the company to save it from the coronavirus crisis.

Earth News

Europe’s leading conservation zoo is “fighting for its future”

The UK's Chester Zoo has gone from protecting animals around the world to now needing saving itself.

United Kingdom

Huge hangover as Europe's bars and breweries face battle for survival

Little or no income, millions of pints thrown away and operating at reduced capacity when they do reopen. Will Europe's bars and pubs survive?

World News

World economy 'unlikely to recover to pre-pandemic levels before 2022'

The world economy is unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels before 2022 at the earliest, the Dutch banking group ING has warned.

World News

IMF declares global recession

The IMF has declared a global recession and urged countries in need of financial help to request it sooner rather than later

World

Germany narrowly avoids recession with suprise GDP figures

German economy grows by shock 0.1%

14 November 2019

Business

The Brief: Europe's engine stalling as Germany's economy shrinks

Uncertainty over Brexit and the trade war between the US and China slowed down the export-oriented German economy.

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Thousands protest in Haitian capital for fourth day

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of the Haitian capital on Sunday, clashing with police in the fourth day of demonstrations over economic mismanagement and corruption.

11 February 2019

Economy

Italy plunges back into recession: statistics agency

Italy plunges back into recession, said the national statistics agency.

31 January 2019

Greece

Greek bailout: The economy before and after

As it successfully exits its eight-year-long bailout program, Euronews takes a look at how the Greek economy is faring now compared to 2010, when it first received money from creditors.

Economy

Greek economy back in recession

Greece's economy slipped back into recession in the first three months of 2017 amid delays in approving its latest bailout loan.

Economy

Brazil suffering worst ever recession

Brazil's worst-ever recession has unexpectedly deepened; GDP dropped by 3.6 percent in 2016; almost as bad as 2015's 3.8 percent slump.

United Kingdom

Have economists' Brexit forecasts been too negative?

Several economists have admitted they were mistaken to predict the UK economy would immediately suffer after the vote to leave the EU.

Business Series

Russia sells share in country's largest oil company

Russia has sold a share of oil giant Rosneft for 10.

8 December 2016

Venezuela

Vatican attempts to rekindle faltering Venezuela talks

Talks between the Venezuelan government and a coalition of opposition parties have reached a stalemate which facilitators from the Vatican are hoping to break.

7 December 2016

Markets

Strong UK business data creates interest rate dilemma for Bank of England

The UK's services sector was strong in September adding to doubts about the need for another interest rate cut to cushion the Brexit vote impact.