The Morning After

Economists are alreadying expecting 2009 to be the "worst year ever" - thanks to an economic slump, growing unemployment and further dwindling confidence in the financial sector. How are bankers in Germany facing their first week back at work in the new year? And what are the prospects for 2009 in terms of opportunities and challenges? Dan Hirschfeld gauges the mood in Frankfurt - among both banking executives in their high-rise offices and ordinary people on the street.

DW-World | January 6, 2009

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