Euro zone pulls out of dip with higher growth than expected
The euro zone returned to growth in the second quarter of 2023, with a greater than expected expansion after narrowly avoiding a technical recession around the turn of the year, preliminary data showed on Monday. Gross domestic product in the euro zone expanded by 0.3% in the second quarter, above expectations of 0.2% in a Reuters poll of economists. Compared to a year earlier, growth was 0.6% against expectations of 0.5%. That compared with zero growth in the previous quarter for the 20-nation euro zone and a 0.1% quarter-on-quarter decline ...
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