German 2010 GDP growth may be above 2%: Economy Minister

The German economy will likely grow stronger in 2010 than the government had earlier expected, with GDP seen expanding by 2% or more, economy minister Rainer Bruederle said in a magazine today.

The gross domestic product figure would stand far above the government's official 2010 forecast for 1.4%, which Bruederle had earlier hinted will be revised up but without giving a specific figure.

"I believe it's safe to say we could even breach the level of 2%," news weekly Focus quoted him as saying.