German slump, stagnant France paint dismal eurozone picture

Germany’s economy shrank in the second quarter and France again managed to conjure up no growth, data showed on Thursday, snuffing out any signs of a recovery in the euro zone which is now weighed down by tit-for-tat sanctions with Russia. Europe’s largest economy contracted by 0.2 percent on the…

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German slump, stagnant France paint dismal eurozone picture