Matthias Rubisch
Matthias Rubisch
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We've probably seen the peak in confidence. The most optimistic growth forecasts are for about 2 percent this year, but that's not really a boom. We've seen some euphoria, but now we're returning to more realistic levels.
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We're finally seeing hard data that confirm the recent positive sentiment indicators. We expect a strong export performance well into 2007.