DB's role in the sale by Metro, a big retailer, of its non-core assets, which galvanised German retailing, and in the sale of Hapag-Lloyd, a travel agency, which did the same for the tourism business.

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Hapag-Lloyd said a general travel warning for the area, issued by the German Foreign Ministry, played a part in the decision.

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