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Gloomy OECD forecasts add pressure on Spain to step up reforms

Spain's jobless rate is set to hit 28 percent next year and its deep recession shows no sign of ending, the OECD group of wealthy countries said on Wednesday, adding pressure on Madrid to step up economic reforms.The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development forecast the Spanish economy will contract by 1.7 percent this year, more than initially expected and also worse than a government forecast of a 1.3 percent slump.It also said Spain, under current policies, would likely miss its public deficit targets this year and next, while the country's debt would rise to close to 100 percent of economic output in 2014.European authorities are expected later on Thursday to grant Madrid more time to hit its deficit goals provided it refocuses on pushing though planned economic reforms.The new OECD figures deal a blow to the official message that Spain is on the road to recovery thanks to a quick correction of the country's traditionally big trade deficit, the reduction of its fiscal...

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    Spanish officials tell a dramatic turnaround story: from near-bankruptcy a year ago to model of budget austerity and reform now.There are just two things missing: jo...

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