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The German economy in focus: is the age of prosperity nearing an end?

In this special edition of the programme, Vivienne Nunis is joined by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ correspondent Damien McGuiness in Berlin to assess the state of the German economy.

With inflation up, consumer sentiment down and business activity contracting in Germany, we ask if two decades of prosperity in the European powerhouse are at an end. In a special programme, Vivienne Nunis is joined by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ correspondent Damien McGuiness in Berlin to discuss the core issues. We hear from Thilo Brodtmann, head of Germany's largest industrial association, the VDMA. Thorsten Schmidt, CEO of Heller Machine Tools in Nürtingen gives us his view on the recent slowdown in manufacturing output.

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