Germany poised to set world's largest trade surplus

Germany is on track to record the world's largest trade surplus for a third consecutive year! Volker Treier, chief foreign trade analyst at the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), said Germany's trade success was reason to celebrate and that the gains were going towards positive investments. "(The trade surplus) is an indicator of German companies' performance and the attractiveness of their products — and all this in a difficult international environment," he said. Read more >>>