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Semiconductor shortages hamper Germany’s economic recovery – Merkel – Metro US

Semiconductor shortages hamper Germany’s economic recovery – Merkel

German Chancellor Merkel and Minister President of Brandenburg Woidke address
German Chancellor Merkel and Minister President of Brandenburg Woidke address the media in Berlin

BERLIN (Reuters) – The semiconductor shortages in manufacturing are complicating Germany’s economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday.

“In any case, the bottlenecks are making the economic recovery after the crisis more difficult,” Merkel said at the virtual opening of a Bosch semiconductor plant in Dresden.

(Reporting by Andreas Rinke; Writing by Michael Nienaber; Editing by Paul Carrel)