The 19 nations sharing the euro have logged a moderate GDP growth rate for the first quarter. The best-performing nation in the eurozone was Finland, which logged 1.6 percent growth in the first quarter. Among the four largest eurozone nations, Spain was top with an expansion rate of 0.8 percent, followed by Germany, which registered 0.6-percent growth. Oops, trade surplus increases againEurostat also reported Tuesday the euro area increased its trade surplus with the rest of the world in March with both exports and imports rising markedly. The 19-member bloc recorded a 30.9-billion-euro ($34.1-billion) surplus in its goods shipment balance with states outside the eurozone.

Source: Daily News Egypt May 16, 2017 10:07 UTC