Is there still a case for investing in European smaller companies?

There exists in journalism a maxim known as Betteridge's Law. It is named after Ian Betteridge, a technology writer who grew weary of headlines phrased as questions.  The law is commonly framed as follows: "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word ‘no'." Classic recorded examples include "Could Pokemon Go swing the November election?" and "Is it time to start taking Eurovision seriously?". You may think this article is perfectly placed to add to the canon. After all, predictions around European economic and productivity growth – or, to be more precise, the...