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North-Rhine Westphalia has a strong economy, producing goods and services worth over ?540bn a year. But the state has been suffering from a decline in traditional industries - and is turning increasingly to future-oriented industries. We look at the situation in Krefeld, where textile firms have been turned into enterprises with completely different areas of business.<br />Find out more: www.dw.de/dw/episode/9798/0,,15897931,00.html
North-Rhine Westphalia has a strong economy, producing goods and services worth over ?540bn a year. But the state has been suffering from a decline in traditional industries - and is turning increasingly to future-oriented industries. We look at the situation in Krefeld, where textile firms have been turned into enterprises with completely different areas of business.<br />Find out more: www.dw.de/dw/episode/9798/0,,15897931,00.html
