German Chancellor Angela Merkel, 2nd from right, arrives with economy expert Christoph M. Schmidt, right, for the official presentation of the yearly report of the government's economy advisor at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. The German government's panel of independent economic advisers is predicting healthy growth this year of 2 percent in Europe's biggest economy, followed by a further pickup to 2.2 percent in 2018.  (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)