Eurozone business activity slows as energy costs rise

Cyprus Mail · 23/10/2026, 4:16:22 μ.μ.

Private-sector business activity across the eurozone slowed in October as rising energy costs and a fresh contraction in France weighed on growth amid political and economic pressures, according to a survey published on Friday. The preliminary S&P Global composite purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for the eurozone fell to 51.9 points in October, down from 53.1 […]