The German government will slightly raise its 2020 economic growth forecast next week, business daily Handelsblatt reported on Thursday without citing sources. Berlin now expects Europe’s largest economy to grow by 1.1 or 1.2% in 2020, Handelsblatt said, up from a previous forecast of 1.0%. For 2021, the government will keep its growth forecast of 1.5%, the newspaper said. An Economy Ministry spokeswoman declined to comment. Handelsblatt said the prospect of a “relatively controlled” Brexit and a Phase 1 trade agreement between the United States and China had improved Germany’s economic outlook. “In addition, the ... (full story)