Aaron Barnfather: diverse eurozone defies downturn at varying rates

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Europe found itself at the centre of the economic news cycle as the spiralling debt of those countries on the periphery of the continent tainted the core of Europe by association. The reality of the situation, however, is the eurozone is a diverse region. The global downturn has highlighted the inherent strengths of the strongest markets in Europe and thrown into stark contrast the underlying flaws of the weakest. It is ill-advised to assume the single market moves as one and some countries have clearly weathered the financial downturn better than others. Market movements were affecte...