Germany’s Altmaier: We haven't yet reached economic trough

“We haven't yet reached economic trough”, said the German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier on Thursday.

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There is light at end of tunnel.

Aim is for us to return to growth in H2.

Aim is that at the latest in H2 2022 we should reach pre-crisis level.

We want to make it possible for consumers to make decisions on bigger purchases now.