Germany's BDI slashing 2018 growth forecast to 1.5 percent from 2 percent - report
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's BDI industry association is cutting its 2018 growth forecast for Europe's largest economy to around 1.5 percent from roughly 2 percent, a newspaper reported on Friday.The Neue Osnabruecker Zeitung said German industry had performed well in the first half of the year but was now dealing with one-off effects such as the problems carmakers are facing in adapting to new WLTP pollution standards. Other risks included U.S. President Donald Trump's protectionist policies,..