The European Central Bank slashed its eurozone economic outlook for next year, forecasting further contraction at a time of record unemployment, but decided to keep interest rates on hold as it saw no threat from inflation.

欧洲央行(ECB)大幅下调了明年欧元区的经济增长前景，预计欧元区经济在失业率创历史纪录之际进一步收缩，但由于没有发现通胀威胁，因此决定保持利率不变。

Mario Draghi, ECB president, said a “gradual recovery should start later in 2013. Speaking after a meeting of the interest rate-setting governing council, he said the “prevailing consensus was to keep the main refinancing rate at 0.75 per cent.

欧洲央行行长马里奥·德拉吉(Mario Draghi)表示，“2013年晚些时候应会开始逐步复苏。他在欧洲央行管理委员会的利率制定会议之后发表讲话称，“当前共识是维持主要再融资利率在0.75%不变。

The bank’s quarterly forecasts are expressed in ranges and its latest revision represented a sharp correction from September’s projection. The midpoint of the new ranges shows eurozone GDP contracting 0.3 per cent in 2013, against a previous forecast that predicted growth of 0.5 per cent.

欧洲央行的季度预测是一个区间范围，其最新修正值与9月预测相比有大幅调整。新区间中值表明2013年欧元区GDP收缩0.3%，而此前的预测是增长0.5%。

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