BERLIN, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Private banks in Germany expect the COVID-19 crisis to lower global economic output by around 4 percent this year, the Association of German Banks (BdB) said on Thursday.
"Since all regions of the world are affected, this would be the worst economic slump since the Second World War," said BdB President Hans-Walter Peters in a statement.
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