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How much did the German reunification cost?

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September 29, 2015

Financial experts have calculated that the unification of East and West Germany cost 2 trillion euros — the largest investment in the country's history. But it paid off. The transfer of wealth is spurring a second German economic miracle.

Anna Wills and Andreas Neuhaus explain reunification in numbers.

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