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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has warned that rising far-right rhetoric about forcing foreigners out of Germany could seriously damage the country’s economy. Steinmeier, speaking during a visit to Vietnam on Wednesday, said that hostility toward immigrants is a major concern that is repeatedly raised in his meetings with Germany’s business community. “Many entrepreneurs have recognized this: If Germany is being talked about with concern, that the country is going astray politically, that we are closing ourselves off and giving free rein to discrimination or discrediting people, then…