Germany, already Europe's biggest economy, is confident it can fend off booming China to remain the world's top exporter, the government's Economics Ministry said Tuesday.
The country of 82 million has claimed the top spot among the world's countries and national economies for four years, but production by China, buoyed by demand from hungry markets such as the United States and Europe, has propelled it to the No. 2 spot, despite a spate of recalls.
The ministry said that Germany's ranking in the first nine months of this year was unlikely to change. It said the World Trade Organization did not expect Germany to slip, citing its World Trade Report 2007 …
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