Europe

The extravagances of the past, such as luxury office chairs costing $20,000, are no longer a priority for companies.

The Winter interim Forecast lifts the growth outlook for this year to 0.8% in the EU and 0.9% in the euro area.

The Acts will now be transmitted to the European Parliament and the Council, which have 2 months to scrutinise them and to either accept or reject the proposals.

Each stage will be developed to a high specification, targeting a globally recognised ESG certification.