Now playing Next Economy EU executive cuts growth forecast for eurozone The European Commission has cut its growth forecast for the eurozone. The EU executive now predicts 1.6 percent growth this year, down from from a 03/05/2016
Now playing Next Economy Eurozone manufacturing struggles in April Eurozone factories did slightly better in April, but growth in activity remained weak even as companies cut prices deeply to make sales. 02/05/2016
Now playing Next Economy ECB pledges low borrowing costs 'as long as needed' but no helicopter money European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has vowed to use all the tools at his disposal for "as long as needed" to return the eurozone economy to growth. 21/04/2016
Now playing Next Economy ECB leaves rates unchanged despite German criticism The European Central Bank has kept borrowing costs at record low levels despite German criticism of the stimulus moves. 21/04/2016
Now playing Next Real Economy EU banks on deeper economic union - but at what cost? This edition of The Real Economy turns the spotlight on the hotly debated issue of deepening Europe’s Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). What does it 18/04/2016
Now playing Next Economy ECB relieved as Eurozone announces flat inflation rate The EU's statistics agency has revealed that eurozone inflation has been flat in the year up to March. 14/04/2016
Now playing Next Economy Europe Weekly: Panama Papers and Ukraine referendum The Panama Papers leaks had implications for politicians across Europe – from those whose names came up in the dossiers, to those who had already 08/04/2016
Now playing Next Real Economy Microfinance: lending small, thinking big This week, Real Economy is looking at the world of microfinance in a European market that tends to be dominated by traditional banks. We take a look 04/04/2016
Now playing Next Economy Eurozone inflation remains negative in March Eurozone inflation stayed in negative territory but core figures, which strip out volatile food and energy prices, gained traction. 31/03/2016
Now playing Next Economy S&P downgrades eurozone economic growth and inflation forecasts Rating agency Standard & Poor's has cut its forecasts for eurozone economic growth and inflation because of a recent "nosedive" in financial conditions. 30/03/2016
Now playing Next Economy Eurozone lending picks up in February Lending growth to eurozone companies and households rose at its fastest rate since late 2011 in February, but the economic recovery remains sluggish and uneven. 29/03/2016
Now playing Next Economy Eurozone inflation weak due to low energy costs, Eurostat confirms It has been confirmed that eurozone inflation slipped back into negative territory in February, down 0.2 percent year-on-year. 17/03/2016
Now playing Next Economy Manna from Brussels: How to get EU funding for your project This week UTalk question comes from Viktor in Budapest: “How can I apply for EU funding grants? What conditions do I need to meet?” Providing the 11/03/2016
Now playing Next Economy ECB stimulus plans fail to boost financial markets European shares enjoyed only a brief bounce on Thursday before investors focused on Mario Draghi's statement that interest rates will only be cut again in the most extreme of circumstances. 10/03/2016
Now playing Next Economy Deflation fears at centre of ECB latest stimulus moves The European Central Bank is desperately keen to avoid deflation which economists say has a negative effect on growth. 10/03/2016
Now playing Next Economy Eurozone slowdown worsens as businesses report another difficult month More signs have emerged of a eurozone slowdown as the latest surveys of the region's businesses indicate they had their worst month in over a year. 03/03/2016
Now playing Next Economy Latest eurozone price weakening fuels deflation fears Prices in the eurozone slipped in February. Headline inflation fell to -0.2 percent low oil prices, a further worry for the European Central Bank on deflation. 29/02/2016
Now playing Next Real Economy Reforming to tackle structural challenges Severe belt-tightening may have helped Europe's public finances, but restoring growth will need more than savage structural reforms which, in one case of bust to boom, have not even been needed. 22/02/2016
Now playing Next Economy Focus on the sharing economy This week on UTalk, a question from James in London: What are the benefits of the so-called sharing economy for consumers? Guillermo Beltrà, Head of 12/02/2016
Now playing Next Economy French and German finance chiefs discuss economic weakness and eurozone recovery Even as stock market indexes slid further, French and German finance chiefs meeting in Paris warned against over-reacting to signs of economic weakness. 09/02/2016