Spain to grow 3 percent in 2018 if Catalan situation resolved - Economy minister


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  • Tuesday, 30 Jan 2018

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain will grow around 3 percent this year if the current political crisis triggered by the Catalonia region's independence push is resolved, Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said on Tuesday.

The official forecast for 2018 stands at 2.3 percent, after 3.1 percent growth in 2017, but that was set at the height of the political standoff over Catalonia, which hit regional tourism and has prompted thousands of companies to relocate.

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