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Europe’s Economy Scarred by Lockdowns Starts on Slow Recovery

  • Composite PMI rose to 31.9 in May from just 13.6 in April
  • ‘Outlook is scarred by the prospect of demand remaining weak’

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Europe’s economy is slowly emerging from a record slump that’s destroyed businesses and jobs and could lead to a near double-digit contraction year.