鈥淒iesel scandal is a risk to German economy, says ministry鈥�
Finance ministry / Reuters
The German finance ministry sees the car emissions scandal as a risk to the country鈥檚 economy, reports Reuters in an article carried by The Guardian. 鈥淕iven the importance of the automotive industry [the diesel crisis] must be classified in the medium term as a risk to the overall economic development,鈥� writes the ministry in its monthly report. 鈥淩isks linked to how Brexit will shape out and future US trade policies remain. In addition, the so-called diesel crisis must be classified as a new risk to the German economy, without its effects being concretely assessable at the moment,鈥� writes the ministry.
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Find background in the 威力彩玩法 dossier The Energiewende and German carmakers and the 威力彩玩法 factsheet "Dieselgate" - a timeline of Germany's emissions fraud scandal.
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