‘No path ahead but the sea’: Lebanese join migrant flow to EU
If he wasn't making good money smuggling irregular migrants to the EU by sea, Ibrahim himself might have joined the growing exodus from Lebanon
Omicron: Mild or severe impact on the global economy?
After limping its way back from the Covid pandemic last year, the global economic recovery has been rattled by the Omicron variant's rapid rise
Eurozone inflation hit record high in December
The European Central Bank is under pressure to reconsider its low interest rate policy after soaring energy prices forced Eurozone inflation to hit its highest annual rate since records began in 1997
Two decades on, euro can’t shake reputation as price driver
Europeans have been living with the euro for 20 years now, but many still point the finger at the single currency for covertly driving up consumer prices -- despite plenty of evidence to the contrary
Should we really worry about inflation?
Whether it is the heating bill, filling the car or buying basic foodstuffs, inflation is eating into family budgets. Why are prices rising? When will it end and how can central banks bring inflation under control?
Eurozone growth outlook brightens despite Covid threat
The EU has increased its growth forecast for 2021, as the eurozone economy holds strong against higher energy prices, supply chain bottlenecks and a fresh wave of Covid cases
Eurozone GDP up 12.7% in Q3, biggest quarterly rise
Eurozone output soared by 12.7 percent in the third quarter as the bloc bounced back from the depths of the coronavirus lockdown, according to the Eurostat statistics agency
Eurozone inflation falls into negative territory, unemployment rises
Inflation rates within the Eurozone countries have seen a decrease in the previous month of August. Nonetheless, unemployment rates across the different EU countries have increased.
In the absence of tourists, locals reclaim their cities
The coronavirus lockdowns may not have been universally popular but they have alleviated some of the ills associated with tourism such as the overcrowding of city centres and rent rises
Europe’s fresh food prices in flux as virus impact bites
Food growers across Europe are grappling with the ripple effects of coronavirus lockdowns that have snarled supply chains and upended demand, with many shoppers feeling the squeeze
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