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Major news items in leading German newspapers

Xinhua, April 12, 2017 Adjust font size:

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

Bild Zeitung:

On Wednesday, the German Federal Employment Agency delivered new data which indicate that in Germany more than 2 million minors depend on state basic security benefits. Despite the continuing economic upturn this was 3.3 percent more than a year earlier.

Handelsblatt:

German banks fear a growing danger of cyber attacks. Even though the new SWIFT payment network relies on a new software system that is designed to detect hackers and make alarm, the next robbery is only a matter of time.

Die Welt:

German Minister of Finance Wolfgang Schaeuble questioned the planned economic support for Turkey because of the arrest of the German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yucel. "We were well on the road, but then this arrest came," said German Minister Schaeuble on Tuesday.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung:

Leading German economic research institutes have slightly revised up their growth forecasts for the current year in their spring report despite substantial global economic risks to 1.5 per cent. Growth driver remains the comparatively strong consumption, states the report to be presented on Wednesday in Berlin. Endit