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The article discusses the euro zone sovereign debt crisis in 2012 and the recovery effort being led by Germany, and it also provides a graph which compares the gross domestic product (GDP) of several European countries including Finland, France, and Portugal. It states that Germany's economy has been unexpectedly strong while other euro zone nations such as Greece have struggled to avoid a double-dip recession.

This article presents an overview of economic and financial inducators in different markets around the world. The euro area economies seem to be waking up at last: GDP grew at an annualised rate of 2.6% in the third quarter. However, output was still only 1.5% above its level a year earlier. Germany, France and Spain enjoyed the fastest growth, with annual rates of 2.5-3.5%, while Italy and the Netherlands continued to lag behind. Energy prices declined by a less-than-expected 0.2%, as lower petrol prices were offset by increases in the cost of natural gas and electricity.