How Southern Europe’s Economies Beat the North

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In this video we’re going to look at why southern Europe is suddenly outperforming the economic powerhouses of the north, and whether this can last.

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References:

Debt Crisis and Recovery
https://economic-research.bnpparibas.com/html/en-US/Southern-Europe-recovery-public-accounts-5/11/2023,48560
https://economic-research.bnpparibas.com/pdf/en-US/Southern-Europe-potential-growth-11/29/2020,39584
https://www.ft.com/https://economic-research.bnpparibas.com/html/en-US/Southern-Europe-recovery-public-accounts-5/11/2023,48560content/134b686d-1fe9-4dff-90d7-acc257ed672a

IMF GDP data
https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/NGDP_RPCH@WEO/OEMDC/ADVEC/WEOWORLD/DEU/EUQ/EU/ROU

Italy GDP
https://tradingeconomics.com/italy/full-year-gdp-growth

Spain GDP
https://www.surinenglish.com/spain/the-economy-grew-2023-five-times-more-20240327090126-nt.html
https://www.surinenglish.com/spain/the-economy-grew-2023-five-times-more-20240327090126-nt.html
https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/economic-surveillance-eu-economies/spain/economic-forecast-spain_en
https://tradingeconomics.com/spain/full-year-gdp-growth

EU Fiscal Deficit
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-04/eu-calls-out-one-third-of-members-for-breaking-its-fiscal-rules?embedded-checkout=true

Germany and France economic woes
https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/germany-agonises-over-e200-billion-budget-hole/
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/04/italy-used-to-be-the-bad-boy-of-europe-now-its-france.html#:~:text=France’s%20debt%20pile%20amounted%20to,was%205.8%25%20of%20its%20GDP.
https://think.ing.com/articles/market-impact-of-french-political-turmoil/

EU recovery fund
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-21/who-stands-to-benefit-most-from-the-eu-recovery-fund-plan-map
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italy-spent-around-45-eu-covid-recovery-cash-received-so-far-report-shows-2024-02-22/

Tourism revenues
https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/lang/en/gobierno/news/paginas/2025/20250115-international-tourist-spending.aspx#:~:text=At%20a%20press%20conference%20held,more%20than%20the%20previous%20year.
https://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/09/02/spains-tourism-hits-new-highs-why-shoulder-season-might-not-be-the-bargain-it-once-was

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