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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 06/03/2005-17/04/2005

Nation's Unemployment Threatens Economic Growth in Euro Region

Of the 30 countries in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Germany already has the second highest labour costs after Belgium....

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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 15/01/2005-05/03/2005

The Number of Unemployed Hits a New Post-War High

The Financial Times Deutschland newspaper reported that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that the government's budget deficit will total 3.6% of GDP in 2005, breaching EU budget rule...

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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 22/11/2004-14/01/2005

Unemployment Rate Reaches Highest Level Since 1990

In December the Munich-based Ifo institute said its business climate index rose sharply to 96.2 (the highest level in eight months) from 94.1 in November....

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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 21/09/2004-21/11/2004

Government Retains GDP Forecast of 1.7% for 2005

A 56% surge in oil prices so far in 2004 is putting the brakes on international growth and threatens to destablise Europe's export-led recovery before consumer spending and investment pick up. In ...

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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 30/07/2004-20/09/2004

Chancellor Tackles Budget Concerns

According to a Deutsche Bank survey of the country's largest companies, investment in China could increase 100% to approximately €20bn (US$24.1bn) per year by the end of the decade compared...

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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 22/06/2004-30/07/2004

Watchdog Identifies Draft Budget as 'Alarming and Improper'

Chancellor Gerhard Schröder continues to call for consolidation of the country's private banks. In a speech in London he called for mergers so that the country can produce at least one or two Germ...

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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 09/05/2004-21/06/2004

Government Offers Tax Reforms to Bolster Private Equity Industry

Germany, Britain and France submitted a resolution with the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) requesting that the 15-month investigation into Iran's nuclear activities be inte...

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Extract from the Briefing covering the period 27/04/2004-08/05/2004

Government Backs UK over EU Working Hour Exemption

Amid consumer uncertainty and high unemployment, the improvement in the economy has remained largely dependent on the performance of exporters. However, an unexpected rise in the closely watched IFO b...

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