But that means around a quarter of companies are still hiring, despite the economic gloom.

但这也意味着，还有大约四分之一的公司仍然在招聘，尽管经济形势黯淡。

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Over the next three years, he expects sales to grow in the “mid-single digits”, despite the deepening economic gloom.

在接下来的三年内，尽管整体经济更加暗淡，他希望销售额在“个位数中值”增长。

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But that means around a quarter of companies are still hiring, despite the economic gloom.

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Despite the gloom surrounding his country's economic fortunes, Caio said there were "two stories" for Italian business at present.

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