¡Hoy es domingo dividido! (Today is divided Sunday!)
La fecha es el doce (12) de noviembre del año dos mil veintitrés. (The date is November 12, 2023.)
The economic feature article of this week is:
El Banco de España confirma que nuestra economía liderará el crecimiento en Europa en 2023 y en 2024 (The Bank of Spain confirms that our economy will lead growth in Eurupe in 2023 and in 2024)
Here is key vocabulary from the article:
| liderar | (to lead) |
| BCE [Banco Central Europeo] | (ECB [European Central Bank]) |
| descartar | (to discard; to dismiss; to reject) |
| OCDE [Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarollo Económicos] | (OECD [Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development]) |
| tasa de paro | (unemployment rate) |
| cayendo | (falling) |
| INE [Instituto Nacional de Estadística] | (Office for National Statistics / Census Bureau) |
| desconocer | (to not know) |
| desglose | (breakdown; itemization) |
| aclarar | (to clarify; to explain) |
| encarecimiento | (price increase) |
| carburante | (fuel) |
| barril | (barrel) |
| MWh [megavatios hora] | (megawatt hours) |
| medida de choque | (shock measurement) |
| IVA [impuesto al valor agregado] | (VAT [value-added tax]) |
| subvención | (grant; subsidy) |
| ocio | (recreation) |
| restauración | (restaurant business) |
| despliegue | (deployment) |
| frenazo | (hit on the breaks) |
| batir | (to break; to beat; to defeat) |
| empeoramiento | (worsening; deterioration) |
¡Que tengas un domingo desarrollado! (May you have a developed Sunday!)
L. A. Feliz