Europe & Russia Economic overview

Economic growth will increase in some of Europe’s largest economies this year, but not in every country in the region.

Economic growth will pick up this year in Europe, with higher rates of expansion forecast for some of the region’s largest economies. GDP growth in the eurozone is expected to rise by 2.4% this year, up from 2.3% last year, according to the latest outlook from the World Bank. France’s GDP will grow by 2.1% compared with 1.8% last year. GDP growth in Germany and Italy...