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Palmas

American  
[pahl-mahs] / ˈpɑl mɑs /

noun

  1. Las. Las Palmas.


Palmas British  
/ ˈpælməs /

noun

  1. a city in N Brazil, capital of Tocantins state. Pop: 391 000 (2005 est)

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But February’s survey still suggests the economy is expanding at a decent pace, said Franziska Palmas, senior Europe economist at Capital Economics in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal

But we still think that the weakening in the labor market means that the risks are skewed towards rate cuts later in the year,” Palmas said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Near a migrant reception centre in Las Palmas, a major city in the Canary Islands, Ousmane Ly, a recently arrived 25-year-old Senegalese man, gazed at the beach.

From Barron's

"The weaker-than-expected German Ifo in January pours some cold water on expectations that the German economy might be finally turning the corner," said Franziska Palmas, senior Europe economist at Capital Economics.

From Barron's

This remarkable continuity has been revealed by the first genetic analysis of archaeological lentils, conducted by researchers at Linköping University and the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Spain.

From Science Daily