German Exporters Fear Consequences Of Financial Crises

BERLIN - DECEMBER 15: A worker checks parts for high-voltage circuit breakers at a factory of German engineering company Siemens on December 15, 2008 in Berlin, Germany. The world financial crisis is beginning to take a toll on German exporters, who account for a large portion of the German economy and many of whom are seeing their international orders fall. Siemens reports that sales of its circuit breakers, 90% of which are produced for export, have so far not been affected by the crisis, though company officials admit that could change within coming months. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)