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Global Real Estate Institute España GRI 2014 Madrid 20-21 May Keynote speech: “Spain’s Convalescence” Prof. Pedro Schwartz B.Ll., Dr. Iuris (Madrid), M.Sc. (Econ), Ph.D. (London). A weak €zone. 2. Money market interest rates. €zone inflation (Annual % changes). 4. Spreads against Germany.
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Global Real Estate InstituteEspaña GRI 2014Madrid 20-21 MayKeynote speech: “Spain’s Convalescence”Prof. Pedro SchwartzB.Ll., Dr. Iuris (Madrid), M.Sc. (Econ), Ph.D. (London)
Spain’s current account in surplus • In the full year 2013, the current account recorded a surplus of EUR 7.1 billion (equivalent to 0.7% of GDP), which contrasts the EUR 11.5 billion deficit (equivalent to 1.1% of GDP) tallied in 2012 and marks the first surplus since 1986 • Consensus reckons surplus to be 1.9% of GDP in 2014 • In 2015 surplus could reach 2.2 % of GDP (Source: Focuseconomics) 22