Translation of "Wirtschaftliche abschwung" in English

The economic downturn worsens the future prospects of young people, especially school leavers.

The economic downturn has caused the Socialists to show their true colours.

The current economic downturn should not be an excuse for protectionism.

The present economic downturn has been exacerbated by the acts of terrorists.

The economic downturn started in mid-2008.

The global economic downturn continues to exert an influence on the group’s plans for the future.

The global economic downturn has had a direct and negative impact on the Swedish public pension system.

As a result the economic downturn gains pace and the labour market crisis continues to come to a head.

The economic downturn has really been an eye opener for many people.

The economic downturn has fuelled protectionist ambitions, which threatens to undermine the operation of the single market.

The recent economic downturn eviscerated the wealth of many.

Africa is more worried about a slowdown in China, it’s biggest trading partner by far.

However, the slowdown in the economy will mean that the unemployment rate will increase to some extent this year.

However, it is unclear how the worldwide economic downturn will affect them in the short to medium term.

The economic downturn also triggered a sharp deterioration in the business climate and in consumer confidence.

The economic downturn has generally blunted millennials' progression towards financial freedom.

The economic downturn will affect the willingness of the stakeholders involved to absorb additional costs related to the reduction commitments, as well as mitigation and adaptation measures.

The sharp economic downturn in a number of countries in this region can indeed have an adverse impact on the economies of the same European Union Member States, in particular those whose commercial banks have extended, often through their local subsidiary, significant credits to enterprises and households in the countries of the region.

It is thanks to these surpluses and their budget discipline that the steep economic downturn that they experienced also in 2009 did not bring Estonia to the verge of bankruptcy.

Lastly, analysts show that the current economic slowdown could have been much more serious were it not for Monetary Union.

However, it should also give us the flexibility we need, so as to demonstrate that Europe does not want the economic downturn to be further exacerbated.

Sadly, the global economic slowdown and domestic budget pressures have already led some donor Governments to start backing away from their pledges, a shift which would be enormously damaging to prospects for meeting the Millennium Development Goals.

The economic slowdown in 2009, the worst year of the crisis, was nothing short of catastrophic.

Indeed, throughout the world, the economic downturn of 2008-2009 increased the burden of private and public debt alike – to the point that the public-private distinction became blurred.

The global economic downturn has led most of the world to rally together, not only in the hunt for the terrorists, but in reinforcing global cooperation.

So Mexico's current economic slowdown appears to reflect nothing more than weak global conditions.

Once we saw our exaggerated hopes for our investments failing, we began to consider our other sources of income and wealth, only to confront the worldwide economic slowdown that began in 2001.

Many will be staying there, because the global economic downturn has hit China hard, costing them their jobs.