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Euro zone reeling towards recession

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The Euro zone is heading for an economic downturn with growth plummeting 0.2% in the second quarter, according to a European commission statement issued in Brussels on Monday.

 

 
  • In 2009, the European Union economy is expected to stall, the statement warned.
  • The meltdown will mark the Euro zone's first recession since the Euro currency's inception in 1999.
  • The EU commission also forecast further falls of 0.1% in the third and fourth quarters of this year.
  • Manufacturing in the zone decreased in October to its lowest level since 1997.
  • New orders slumped as both EU consumers and businesses reduced spending due to the financial crisis and fears of a lashing recession.
  • As a result of this looming economic downturn, European companies also slashed jobs at the fastest rate since January 2002.
    

 

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