Germany Economy

FILE – In this June 3, 2009 file photo containers are loaded at a terminal of the “Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG” (HHLA) in the harbor of Hamburg, northern Germany. The German government on Wednesday Jan 19, 2011 raised its growth forecast for the country’s economy this year to 2.3 percent, predicting that slower but solid growth in exports will be accompanied by stronger private spending. Officials expect somewhat slower economic growth of 1.8 percent in 2012, Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle said. “Germany’s economy achieved the comeback of the year in 2010,” Bruederle said. “2011 will be a good year. The upswing has two stable legs: export and domestic demand.” (AP Photo/Fabian Bimmer, File)