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Germany under Chancellor Angela Merkel has proved highly resilient to the eurozone crisis
Nigel Treblin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, shown here in Wolfsburg in 2009. Germany posted record figures for both imports and exports Wednesday, prompting analysts to predict Europe's top economy would avoid a recession as it continued to defy the eurozone crisis.