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UK's ONS has published new estimates of gross domestic product from 1998 to 2012

UK economy grew more than thought in 2011 and 2012

Britain's economy has grown at a stronger rate than previously estimated over the last few years, according to new ONS figures.

Business • 03 Sep 14

Greek GDP, based on seasonally unadjusted data, shrank 0.2% year on year

Greek economy shrinks at slowest pace since 2008

Greece's economy shrank in the second quarter at its slowest annual pace since late 2008 when its protracted recession began, data showed today.

Business • 13 Aug 14

Italy back in recession as economy shrinks 0.2%

The Italian economy shrank by 0.2% in the second quarter, dragging the euro zone's third-biggest economy back into recession.

Business • 06 Aug 14

Preliminary estimates from Russia show zero economic growth for the three months to the end of June

Russia avoids recession in second quarter

Russia managed to avoid sliding into a recession in the second quarter, its deputy economy minister said today.

Business • 09 Jul 14

The number of people registered as unemployed in Spain fell by 122,684 from May to 4.45 million in June

Spain's jobless numbers slide in June

Spain's unemployment queue shrank in June as the economy slowly recovered after emerging in the middle of last year from a two-year recession.

Business • 02 Jul 14

Greek economy contracted by 0.9% in Q1 instead of the predicted 1.1%

Greece says economy stronger than thought in Q1

The Greek economy did markedly better than expected in the first quarter of this year, shrinking by 0.9% over a year instead of the 1.1% estimated in May.

Business • 06 Jun 14

Standard & Poor's raises the outlook to 'stable' from 'negative' for Portugal's long-term sovereign debt

S&P upgrades outlook for Portugal debt rating

Standard & Poor's upgraded the outlook for Portugal's creditworthiness today.

Business • 09 May 14

April inflation rate of 0.7% lower than analysts' expectations

Euro zone inflation edges up to 0.7%

Euro zone inflation rose in April, reducing chances the European Central Bank will act soon to ward off potential deflation.

Business • 30 Apr 14

Spanish inflation drops to zero in February

Spain's inflation rate dropped to zero in February, as fears of a damaging deflationary spiral haunted sluggish euro zone economies.

Business • 28 Feb 14

Brussels increases its growth prediction for the euro zone to 1.2% in 2014 from an earlier 1.1%

Strong growth predicted for Ireland & Germany - EU

The European Commission is forecasting real GDP growth of 1.8% in Ireland this year, rising to 2.9% in 2015.

Business • 25 Feb 14

Italy's retail sales suffer worst ever fall

Retail sales in Italy fell by a record 2.1% in 2013 as the country struggled to pull out of a deep recession and consumers cut spending.

Business • 25 Feb 14

Greek economy shrank by 2.6% flash estimate shows

Greek recession easing faster than expected

Greece took a step closer to recovery as official data showed that the six-year recession choking the country was easing faster than expected.

Business • 14 Feb 14

Euro zone economy grew 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2013

Euro zone growth boosted by Germany and France

Slightly stronger than expected growth in Germany and France pushed the euro zone's recovery up a gear in the fourth quarter and offered potential for a more robust 2014.

Business • 14 Feb 14

Spanish gross domestic product grew by 0.3% in the final quarter of 2013

Spain's post-recession recovery speeds up

Spain has announced a slight improvement in economic growth at the end of 2013 as it emerged slowly from a double-dip recession.

Business • 30 Jan 14

Italy reports flat economy in third quarter of 2013

Italian GDP stagnates in third quarter

Italy's economy stagnated in the third quarter, marking the end of two years of contraction, national statistics bureau ISTAT said.

Business • 10 Dec 13

Greece's tax revenue €250m ahead of target, government says

Greece says on track to meet bailout targets

Greek tax revenues exceeded expectations in October, helping the country stay on track to meet its 2013 fiscal target.

Business • 13 Nov 13

At today's IMI conference, Eircom CEO Herb Hribar, Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Ireland rugby coach Joe Schmidt and Dr Simon Boucher, IMI CEO

IMI holds first conference in five years

Irish companies need proper talent management strategies to build business prosperity and growth, according to the CEO of the Irish Management Institute.

Business • 09 Oct 13

Greek economy to grow by 0.6% next year, budget predicts

Greece set to return to growth next year

Greece will emerge from six years of recession next year, its draft 2014 budget projected today.

Business • 07 Oct 13

Greek economy boosted by record tourism season this year

Greek recession bottoming out - finance minister

Greece's economy is inching towards recovery, Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras said today.

Business • 19 Sep 13

Consumer spending picked up over the three-month period

Economy emerges from recession - CSO

After slipping into recession at the end of last year, the Irish economy returned to growth between April and June of this year.

News • 19 Sep 13

Greek tourism industry gives economy a boost in the second quarter

Tourism helps slow Greek recession in Q2

High tourism revenues helped Greece's battered economy shrink less than initially estimated in the three months from April to June.

Business • 06 Sep 13

Eurostat's preliminary figures show Q2 euro zone growth of 0.3% - better than expectations

Euro zone Q2 growth better than expected

Stronger growth in the euro zone's two largest economies, Germany and France, helped the euro zone to emerge from its longest recession to date in the second quarter.

Business • 14 Aug 13

Greece reports primary surplus of €2.6 billion for the months between January and July

Greece beating budget targets so far this year

Greece is beating its budget targets by a wide margin so far this year, although the country is still deep in recession.

Business • 12 Aug 13

Economists expect Wednesday's data to show the euro zone economy expanded by 0.2% over the second quarter

Data expected to show euro zone recession over

A tentative view that the global economy is emerging from its lull could harden into conventional wisdom by the end of this week if, as expected, data show the euro zone's lengthy recession has ended.