Spain's economy growth accelerates in first quarter

Spain's economy growth accelerated in the first quarter, provisional official data showed Thursday, in a fresh sign that the nation's recovery is gathering momentum even though unemployment remains high. It was the seventh consecutive time that Spain was posting quarterly growth. On an annual basis the Spanish economy, the eurozone's fourth-largest, grew by 2.6 per cent in the first quarter, up from 2.0 per cent in the previous three month period. Spain expanded by 1.4 percent in