German exports to Russia jump in first quarter despite sanctions
(WorldNews Business)

BERLIN, May 24 (Reuters) - German trade with Russia flourished in the first three months of 2017 due to a recovery of the Russian economy, despite sanctions imposed over Moscow`s role in the Ukraine conflict still being in place, data showed in Wednesday. German exports to Russia jumped 32 percent to 1.5 billion euros ($1.68 billion) compared with the first quarter of the previous year, while imports from Russia rose 35 percent to 2.1 billion euros, figures from the Federal Statistics Office reviewed by Reuters showed. `The reason for the impressive...