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Major news items in leading German newspapers

Xinhua, April 17, 2015 Adjust font size:

The following are the major news items in leading German newspapers on Friday.

Die Welt:

-- Driven by the low price of oil and a weak euro, German economy is experiencing a strong upturn. Leading German economic research institutes have raised their growth forecast for Germany significantly to 2.1 percent for this year and to 1.8 percent in 2016.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung:

-- Russian President Vladimir Putin called upon his fellow countrymen to see the sanctions of the West after the Ukraine crisis as an opportunity. "It was not about the sanctions, but about the fact that we organize our economy using modern methods," Putin said on Thursday.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung:

-- Digital industrial espionage, sabotage or theft are increasing threats to the economy. Every second company in Germany has become a victim of such attacks in the past two years, according to a study by Germany's high-tech association Bitkom. Car companies, chemical and pharmaceutical, banking and insurance industries are the most frequently targeted, according to the study. Enditem