Germany heading for its first two-year recession for two decades

is set to have its first two-year recession in two decades, after its economy shrank slightly last year, economists have warned.

The nation's economy shrank by 0.3% last year, official figures from its federal statistics agency Destatis showed, as

It comes as the country continues to grapple withby furious rail workers angry over pay, as well as an eight-day nationwide protest by farmers who are unhappy with the axing of fuel subsidies.

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