German econ forecasts solid as long as coronavirus contained - Altmaier

The German government is unlikely to make significant changes to its autumn economic forecasts, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on Sunday, while cautioning that a failure to contain the coronavirus pandemic could spell trouble.Berlin currently expects gross domestic product to shrink in 2020 by 5.8% before rebounding by 4.4% next year.Echoing a call by Chancellor Angela Merkel on Germans to cut social contacts and travel to slow infection, Altmaier said people need to make greater efforts t