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Eurozone Private Sector Growth At 4-Month High
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ECB's Draghi Says Eurozone Recovery To Continue, Inflation To Hit Target
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Euro area economic recovery is now firm and broad-based, and the latest data suggest that the momentum is set to continue in the period ahead and policymakers are more confident that inflation will converge at the target eventually, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said Monday.
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