Brussels Upgrades Growth Forecast for Slovenia

adds comments by Almunia, further details from the forecast

Brussels, 9 November - Slovenia's economy will expand to a ten-year high watermark of 6% of GDP this year and then gradually slow down to 4.6% in 2008 and 4% of GDP in 2009, the European Commission projects in the Autumn Forecast released in Brussels on Friday.

Brussels, Belgium European Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia presenting the Autumn Forecast. Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels, Belgium
European Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia presenting the Autumn Forecast.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels, Belgium European Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia presenting the Autumn Forecast. Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels, Belgium
European Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia presenting the Autumn Forecast.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels, Belgium European Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia presenting the Autumn Forecast. Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels, Belgium
European Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia presenting the Autumn Forecast.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels, Belgium European Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia presenting the Autumn Forecast. Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels, Belgium
European Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia presenting the Autumn Forecast.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels, Belgium European Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia presenting the Autumn Forecast. Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

Brussels, Belgium
European Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia presenting the Autumn Forecast.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

The rest of this news item is available to subscribers.
The news item consists of 3.560 characters (without spaces) or 696 words words.

Buy the news item. Price: 2 tokens; on account: 0 tokens.

ep/gz/gz
© STA, 2007