German finance minister expects economy to grow more next year

[November 14, 2019]  BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Thursday he expected Europe's largest economy to gain momentum next year after data published earlier in the day showed it expanded by 0.1% in the third quarter, avoiding a recession.

"We are cautiously optimistic. We will have bigger growth next year," Scholz told a Bloomberg conference in Berlin, adding that while Germany was currently experiencing slower growth, it was not in an economic crisis.

(Reporting by Christian Kraemer; Writing by Michael Nienaber; Editing by Michelle Martin)

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