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We will move the following business and economics stories: + ECB to beef up stimulus as second virus wave hits + Dutch 'vegetarian butcher' carves new niche for Unilever + Germany's F&B sector in virus curbs survival mode + Pandemic hits tiny Moldova's hopes for wine tourism boom Health-virus-ECB-eurozone-rate,ADVANCER FRANKFURT The European Central Bank is set to unleash more stimulus for the eurozone at its last meeting of the year on Thursday, as the region's battered economy grapples with a second coronavirus wave. 650 words by Ed Frankl Also moving: Health-virus-ECB-bank-eurozone-inflation,FACTS Netherlands-Britain-food-Unilever-VegetarianButcher-environment,FOCUS ETTEN-LEUR, Netherlands When Dutch farmer Jaap Korteweg turned vegetarian and set up a shop selling meat-free products, his friends thought he was joking. But the founder of "The Vegetarian Butcher" has had the last laugh after his company was gobbled up by British-Dutch consumer giant Unilever. 700 words by Danny Kemp. Video. File picture Health-virus-Germany-business-restaurant,FOCUS BERLIN From distilling alcohol for pharmacies to printing takeaway bags and delivering order-in cocktails, Germany's food and beverage sector has been forced to get creative to keep their companies going through coronavirus shutdowns. Three businesses tell AFP about their battle to survive. 800 words by Isabel Guigui. Pictures by John MacDougall Moldova-wine-tourism-virus,FOCUS CRICOVA, Moldova The vast underground cellars of Moldova's Cricova winery used to echo with the sounds of hundreds of visitors. But now just a handful of guests wander past the huge barrels and endless rows of bottles holding its vintages. 600 words by Ania Tsoukanova. Pictures by Sergei Gapon. Video by Aleksandr Grebenkin. afp
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2020-12-06

