Germany expected to cut 2009 growth forecast
The German government Saturday downplayed as only "speculation" a report in a German weekly that Europe's biggest economy would slash its 2009 growth forecast to 0.5 percent from the previous 1.2 percent estimate.
"There is not yet an official forecast. It is only speculation," an economy ministry spokesman told AFP in commenting on a Der Spiegel report, which cited ministry experts.
The government will publish its next economic forecasts on October 16.
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