BERLIN, March 22 | Fri Mar 22, 2013 5:14am EDT
BERLIN, March 22 (Reuters) - German business morale fell in March, breaking a four-month run of gains, as ongoing struggles to agree a bailout for Cyprus reignited concerns that the euro zone debt crisis could weigh on Europe's largest economy.
The Munich-based Ifo think tank said on Friday its business climate index, based on a monthly survey of some 7,000 firms, fell to 106.7 in March, down from 107.4 in February.
"The German economy remains on track in a challenging environment thanks to strong domestic demand," Ifo said in a statement.
The headline number was below the median forecast in a Reuters poll of 37 economists for the business climate index to climb to 107.6.
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