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Laos is facing one of its worst economic crises in decades, with the country experiencing galloping inflation and staring at a debt default.
Data suggest that Germany may be on the brink of an economic downturn that could ultimately lead some businesses to move abroad.
Before the island nation's economic crisis, tea exports accounted for US$1.3 billion (€1.27 billion) annually and 5% of all global tea production. But this has now dropped to its lowest level in 23 years.
German businesses have been losing confidence in the current economic climate as growth prospects worsen. The ifo Institute that published the survey pointed to high energy prices.