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  • 29/01/2025
The uncertainty about US trade policy in the wake of Donald Trump's presidency is partly to blame, economy minister Robert Habeck said on Wednesday.
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00:00The German government has slashed its economic growth expectancy for 2025 from 1.1 to just 0.3 percent.
00:10The announcement was made on Wednesday by the country's economy minister,
00:14who said uncertainty about US trade policy in the wake of Donald Trump's presidency is partly to blame.
00:30It's a threat to Germany, but it's also a threat to the people in the Western economies.
01:00Contenders to lead the next government have made contrasting proposals on how to get it growing again.

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