Germany's council of five economic advisers have pegged back to its growth prediction for next year from nil growth to a shrinkage of 0.2 per cent.
The president of the ZEW Centre for European Economic Research, Wolfgang Franz, said the adjustment reflected the effects of the world financial crisis. He German President Calls for Peace in Africa, Support from West ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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