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    October 28, 2020

    Colombia | Weekly update BBVA Tracker: Consumption. 28 October, 2020.

    The recovery in consumption slowed down in the third week of October, due to a slowdown in the consumption of goods, but recovered 1.5 pp with respect to the September record. At a regional level, Barranquilla's recovery stands out, after being for several months the city that lagged the most.

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    October 28, 2020

    Spain | Basque Country Economic Outlook 2020

    The economy of the Basque Country may shrink by 10.5% this year, and grow 5.8% in 2021, losing 22,000 jobs. The impact of the crisis was heterogeneous during the first semester, as it is the recovery. Public policies allow to lower job losses, but risks push the perspectives downward.

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    October 28, 2020

    Spain | Pension reform and COVID-19

    Recently, the COVID-19 crisis has highlighted how the Spanish pension system's financial sustainability problems are worsening. The Ministry of Social Security is predicting a GDP deficit of 4.1% for 2020.

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    October 27, 2020

    Colombia | Gradual economic recovery is underway

    Leading indicators for the Colombian economy show that recovery is underway after the decline in the second quarter of the year, but work must continue on a structured reactivation policy in conjunction with the public and private sectors.

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    October 27, 2020

    Spain | LFS confirms a partial but better than expected recovery in 3Q20

    Job creation was 569,700 (-3.5% YoY). Employees who worked fewer hours than usual due to ERTE or partial unemployment fell to 887,100. The easing of mobility restrictions allowed job searches to take place, which led to a rebound in the active population and, therefore, an increase in the unemployment rate to 16.3%.

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