By Ritu, Capital Sands The euro zone economy will contract by a record 7.7% this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation will almost disappear while public debt and budget deficits will balloon, the European Commission forecast on Wednesday. “Europe is experiencing an economic shock without precedent since the Great Depression,” European Commissioner for […]

By Ritu, Capital Sands Lending to euro zone companies surged in March as firms rushed for emergency funding amid the continent’s coronavirus-related lockdown, data from the European Central Bank showed on Wednesday. With millions of people forced to stay home, the bloc came to a standstill last month and the economy could shrink by a […]