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The EU sharply cut its eurozone growth forecast for 2024, Commissioner for the Economy Paolo Gentiloni says. Gentiloni says the European Commission predicts the single-currency economic area to grow by 0.8 percent in 2024, down from a previous forecast of 1.2 percent. SOUNDBITE
The European Central Bank slashes its growth outlook for the eurozone to 2.8 percent in 2022 and 2.1 percent in 2023, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine wreaks havoc on the world economy. SOUNDBITE
The International Monetary Fund revises its eurozone growth forecast for 2022 "downward by 1.1 percentage points" from its January estimate, to 2.8 percent, IMF chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas says as he presents the latest World Economic Outlook. SOUNDBITE
The EU says it predicts lower inflation in the eurozone in 2024 than previously forecast despite global uncertainties, reaching near-touching distance of its two percent target in 2025. "Inflation has declined further since the start of the year and is set to continue easing, reaching the ECB’s target in the second half of 2025," EU Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni says. SOUNDBITE
The European Commission cut its 2023 and 2024 eurozone economic growth forecasts, with the single currency area weighed down by Germany's poor performance. "The EU GDP growth for 2023 is now estimated at 0.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than projected in spring," says Paolo Gentiloni, the European Commissioner for Economy. SOUNDBITE
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