Spain to be eurozone's growth engine in 2024, says economist

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Spain to be eurozone's growth engine in 2024, says economist

STORY: Spain to be eurozone's growth engine in 2024, says economist DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Barcelona, Spain 2. various of headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels 3. various of different sectors of production and transport of goods 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): SERGI BASCO, Associate professor of economics at Barcelona University 5. various of international tourists 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): SERGI BASCO, Associate professor of economics at Barcelona University 7. various of a person withdrawing money from an ATM and people buying food products 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Catalan): SERGI BASCO, Associate professor of economics at Barcelona University 9. various of Barcelona STORYLINE: Spain will continue to be "the engine" of the eurozone in 2024 due to the impact of tourism on the country's economic growth this year, but the long-term future is "more uncertain," Sergi Basco, associate professor of economics at Barcelona Unive

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