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France’s GDP gets €1bn lift from giant cruise ship as German economy shrinks
The delivery of the world’s second-largest cruise ship lifted France’s economy in the second quarter, according to official data that also showed Germany heading into a recession. Built in Saint-Nazaire for the cruise ship operator Royal Caribbean, the …