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Tokyo, Aug 31 (EFE/EPA).- The government of Japan reported Tuesday that the unemployment rate in Japan stood at 2.8 per cent in July, which is one tenth less than the previous month.(Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF TOKYO, JAPAN.
Mexico, Jan 29 (EFE) .- (CAMERA: América Neri) The Mexican gross domestic product (GDP) decreased 8.3% in 2020, its worst fall in contemporary history and its second annual decrease after the decline of 0.1% of 2019, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) said Friday.
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
European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde announces that ECB decided to raise its inflation forecasts, with consumer price growth now seen reaching 8.4 percent for 2022 before easing slightly to 6.3 percent next year. By 2024, inflation should average 3.4 percent before reaching 2.3 percent in 2025. SOUNDBITE
The European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warns that growth in the eurozone risks slowing further, while inflation could continue to rise beyond recent record highs. SOUNDBITE