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Germany on brink of recession after GDP shrinks; eurozone beats forecasts with 0.3% growth – business live
Germany's economy shrinks unexpectedlyNewsflash: Germany’s economy is back on the brink of recession. Germany’s GDP shrank by 0.1% in the second quarter of this year, new data from statistics body Destatis shows. That’s a blow to Berlin’s government, …