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Germany defends trade surplus before IMF, World Bank meetings
Published Thu, Apr 20, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Berlin
GERMANY on Thursday pushed back against US criticism of its trade surplus, saying ahead of global finance talks in Washington that nobody could blame Berlin for the competitiveness of 'Made in Germany' products.
Economy Minister Brigitte Zypries said the government had only limited influence on trade flows, and the surplus - which data shows hit a record 252 billion euros (S$378.8 billion) in 2016 - was…
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