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Economy Minister Robert Habeck sees the German economy in “rough waters” as the country is “coming out of the crisis more slowly than we had hoped,” he said on Wednesday. The government expects only a small amount of growth of 0.2% this year, down from the 1.3% it predicted in its autumn forecast. Last year, the German economy slipped into recession. Habeck said the reasons for the gloomy economic situation include the historically low growth in global trade, which is particularly difficult for an export nation like Germany, as well as high interest rates, which are hampering companies’ invest…

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