Bank of Spain governor Luis Maria Linde speaks in Madrid

  • Says that Catalan issue hasn't had big impact on Spain's economy
  • Employment growth is key to improve public pension system
  • Also says that monetary policy normalisation must be slow
  • Cryptocurrencies are 'very risky' assets

That's still less than the 3.1% growth in GDP for 2017 though. And with expectations like that, it puts a lot of weight on the shoulders of France and Germany to carry the Eurozone for this year.