IMF says refugee influx could provide EU economic boost

Migration into Europe could lift GDP via greater state spending and long-term boost to jobs market with negative effects short-lived, says report

The recent influx of refugees into Europe is likely to raise economic growth slightly in the short term - mainly in Austria, Germany and Sweden - and could deliver a bigger long-term economic boost to the EU if refugees are well integrated into the job market, according to the International Monetary Fund.

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