BERLIN, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday she expected the German economy to shrink by some 4.5 percent this year, though she added that the contraction could be 4.3 percent.
Merkel said there were considerable concerns about credit supply and urged business leaders to talk to banks about the issue of the provision of credit.

(Reporting by Gernot Heller, writing by Paul Carrel) Keywords: GERMANY ECONOMY/MERKEL (paul.carrel@reuters.com; +49 30 2888 5214; Reuters Messaging: rm://paul.carrel.reuters.com@reuters.net)

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