NIESR revises GDP forecast up to 2.9% for this year but says eurozone weakness will hinder growth and UK’s poor productivity is most significant domestic risk
The sharp fall in oil prices will boost Britain’s economic growth this year, but weakness in the eurozone will limit momentum, said the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
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