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FIGURES TO SHOW IF SPAIN IS IN RECESSION

Figures due out today will show if Spain has double dipped back into recession.

The Spanish statistics office will release Q1 GDP numbers today.

The country saw its economy shrink by point 3 of one per cent last quarter.

Two quarters of declining growth would be a technical recession.

Spain saw Standard and Poor’s cut its credit rating last week.

Figures this month have also shown that Spanish unemployment has hit a record high of over 24 per cent.

Abu Dhabi Investment Forum will begin tomorrow in Paris, and it's looking to bring together business and government leaders from the UAE and France.

Motorists in Dubai will soon think twice about changing lanes without indicating.

Regional governments need to do more to support women in business. That's the message from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

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