MW: Eurozone GDP rises 0.3% on quarter, 1.5% on year
The eurozone economy grew steadily in the final quarter of 2015, but a darkening global outlook and severe financial-market turmoil mean officials at the European Central Bank are expected to step up their efforts to fuel faster growth in the 19-nation currency union when they meet again next month.
The eurozone economy grew at a quarterly rate of 0.3% in the final three months of 2015, the European Union's official statistics agency said Friday, as resilience in Germany, the bloc's largest economy, helped offset weaker-than-expected growth in countries including France and Italy.
Fourth-quarter growth matched the 0.3% expansion in the the third quarter of 2015 and was in line with the expectations of economists polled by The Wall Street Journal last week.
The eurozone economy expanded 1.5% in 2015 as a whole, according to official figures.
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