Tysk eksport til Rusland dykkede 15 procent i 1, halvår, rapporterer Reuters: Men det kan komme til at gå meget værre fremadrettet, og det har nu fået det tyske ledende erhvervsorganisation til at ændre holdning til sanktionerne, skriver Bloomberg >
Export of German-made machine spare parts in particular hit by sanctions due to possible dual-use nature of goods, BDI industry group’s East European Committee said today in e-mailed statement. Sanctions also impacting German exports to states linked to Russia via excise agreements: 1H exports to Belarus drop 21% 2014 German exports to Russia may drop by as much as 25%, pose risk to 50,000 German jobs.”
Just 3 weeks ago, Germany’s powerful business lobby has dropped its opposition to tougher sanctions against Russia ahead of today’s crunch EU ambassador meeting in Brussels, hedder det.
