Economics
ECB Says Economy Could Stay Below Last Year’s Level Through 2022
- Central bank publishes three scenarios for virus impact
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The euro-area economy could shrink as much as 12% this year and fail to return to its pre-coronavirus size until the end of 2022, according to the European Central Bank.