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Economists fear eurozone recovery may be derailed after German ZEW indicator plunges to 20-month low.
Europe’s standoff with Russia has affected the region’s largest economy after economic confidence in Germany nosedived unexpectedly, fuelling fears the eurozone’s weak recovery will be snuffed out.