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There is no question that the economic situation in the eurozone is grim, but not everywhere. For Germany, Europe's largest economy, last year was one of the best since reunification 21 years ago - although to be fair it didn't finish quite so well.

Nevertheless unemployment is enviably low; productivity enviably high, and the government's deficit is projected to fall to just one per cent of total economic output.

The 大象传媒's Charlotte Ashton reports from Cologne and Justin Rowlatt hears the 大象传媒's Economics Correspondent Andrew Walker's take on the latest negotiations.

Plus: Regular commentator, Lucy Kellaway of the Financial Times is a no-nonsense kind of gal. Regular listeners will know she abhors any kind of business jargon.

One thing you may have noticed over the years when you've heard Lucy talk about this is that the management guff she highlights normally comes from the English-speaking world. No longer - much to Lucy's horror, it's become a global phenomenon - now even the Chinese are at it.