July 11, 2013
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Portugal Uncorks Bottle of EU Crisis Genie
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NPR reports European Car Sales Hit 20-Year Low For May . Country by Country Details Passenger car sales dropped by 5.9% from May 2012 in the 27-country European Union to 1.042 million units, the lowest level since May 1993 German car sales dropped 9.9% in May, Italy was down 8%, France down 10.4%, Spain down 2.6% PSA Peugeot-Citroen, Renault, Ford, General Motors and Fiat all suffered double-digit declines in May Volkswagen had a 2.8% drop in brand sales and 5.9 percent decline for the group
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IMF Halves Germany 2013 Growth Estimate; Still Too Optimistic With most of Europe in a nasty recession, and significant parts of it (Spain, Greece, Cyprus, Italy) in an outright economic depression, I wonder why it took so long for the IMF to Reduce Germany GDP Forecast . Germany’s 2013 growth prospects have been cut in half by the International Monetary Fund, as it warned that the outlook for Europe’s strongest economy could worsen if a eurozone recovery fails to materialise. The IMF said falling business investment and the eurozone’s ongoing recession, which have hampered German growth, meant the economy would grow by just 0.3pc this year, compared with an April estimate of 0.6pc