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21 April 2021

Colijn: Europe’s North-South recovery divide

Which countries are almost back to pre-pandemic economic levels and which ones are lagging far behind and why? ING's Senior Eurozone economist, Bert Colijn has the answers. And there's more detail on Bert's research here

Europe’s North-South recovery divide

Recovery from the Covid-19 disaster looks to be just around the corner. But there are still big differences in the pace of that recovery in Europe, with southern countries having to wait a lot longer before things get anything close to normal. We've been looking at the 'vulnerability index' and see that the likes of Greece, Spain, Italy and Portugal feature low on our list and that's despite the huge amount of state and European money that's been pumped into the system. ING's Bert Colijn explains what's happening and why

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