Germany faces painful H2 amid Russian gas woes – econ ministry

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Published: Jul 14, 2022, 08:52 GMT+00:00

BERLIN (Reuters) - The German economy weathered the impact of the Ukraine war well in the first half of 2022 but there are major concerns about what effect a further reduction of Russian gas deliveries will have in the coming months, the economy ministry said.

BERLIN (Reuters) – The German economy weathered the impact of the Ukraine war well in the first half of 2022 but there are major concerns about what effect a further reduction of Russian gas deliveries will have in the coming months, the economy ministry said.

“Uncertainties about the continuation of Russian gas supplies are creating a noticeably gloomier outlook for the second half of the year,” the ministry said in its monthly report published Thursday.

(Writing by Rachel More, editing by Kirsti Knolle)

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