In Germany the Ifo index, a gauge of business confidence, has sunk to a five-year trough.

在德国，衡量商业信心的Ifo指数为5年来最低。

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Its index of business confidence rose for the first time in seven months.

这的经营信心指数在七个月以来首次上升。

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Business confidence in Germany this month reached its highest since the reunification of the country, according to an index compiled by Ifo, an economic-research institute.

根据经济研究机构IF O得出的一项指数显示，德国的商业信心本月达到了自从德国统一后的最高点。

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The Ifo business confidence index dropped to 106.7 in March from 107.4 in February.

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But the German business-confidence index in January was at its highest in over five years, whereas the French equivalent has been flat for three months in a row.

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On Tuesday, the National Federation of Independent Business reported its index measuring the confidence of small business owners fell in July.

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