They are facing the "World Economic Downturn".
No they did not they had an economic downturn.
With Germany still being a rather large manufacturing power in the world, they began to have a serious lack of manufacturing orders. This made them particularly susceptible to a downturn in the economy.
Foreign events affected the financial downturn of the United States in several ways. The foreign events affected the United States and world economies is through war and the trade embargo with foreign nations.
Depression
Economic 'Downturn' - 2010 was released on: USA: 28 June 2010 (TV premiere)
The cast of Downturn - 2011 includes: Matthew Glave as The Husband Sharon Graci as The Wife
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Recession
The Guild - 2007 Downturn 5-7 was released on: USA: 6 September 2011
Recesscion
Reccession