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BusinessWeek July 21, 2003 David Fairlamb	Germany: Putting the Stability Pact in Peril Despite widespread expectations that Germany will breach the Stability & Growth Pact for a second straight year in 2003, German Finance Minister Hans Eichel says his tax cuts won't threaten efforts to keep the 2004 budget deficit below the 3% of gross domestic product limit.
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BusinessWeek May 17, 2004 Jack Ewing	Is Siemens Still German? Worker representatives at the electrical engineering company have concluded that Siemens is contemplating the elimination of 74,000 jobs from Germany in the next decade.
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