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How well is Europe's economy doing? Following the European sovereign debt crisis and the Brexit (British exit from the European Union), are we about to witness a deepening European crisis fueled by structural issues? Or is it the case, as I heard several European institutional investors say, that European equities are the most promising assets to invest in because Europe is on the track to recovery and its market is undervalued compared to other regions in the World? For example, Igor de Mack, fund manager and spokesperson at DNCA Investments, said in a recent comment that "low valuations [of European equities] are increasingly compelling" Youngster carrying the European flag at the World Youth Days in Krakow, Polonia First let's look at the latest economic figures for the Eurozone. 1. A double-dip recession GDP growth shows the Eurozone suffered a double-dip recession, the first part being in 2008-2009, triggered by the global financial crisis, and the