Sunday, January 02, 2011

Will Germany Now Take Centre Stage?

In France workers angry about pension reforms have blockaded fuel refineries, causing 4,000 petrol stations to run dry. The Netherlands’ recently elected minority government depends for survival on support from a Muslim-baiting populist. Economies across Europe are struggling to cope with sluggish growth, lacerating budget cuts and the after-effects of borrowing binges. But there is an exception to the gloomy European rule.
Its economy is booming, but its strength poses new questions

by The Economist (http://www.economist.com/node/17305755/print)

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