German industry called for further government reforms to promote economic growth and cut red tape at the opening on Monday of the Hanover Fair, one of the world’s largest industrial trade fairs. Amid projections of a decline in industrial production of 1.5% this year compared with last, Siegfried Russwurm, president of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), said current reforms launched by Germany’s coalition government were completely inadequate. “Despite moderate prospects for recovery, we should not pretend. Overall, production data have shown a worrying downward trend for years,” he sa…