Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Luxembourg’s Jean-Claude Juncker, who leads the group of euro-area finance ministers, said economic growth in the euro region “isn’t good” and the world economy is growing only in some Asian and African countries.

“This means that in 2012 we have to be prepared for the situation to become more foggy, to say it in a friendly way,” Juncker said today on RTL Luxembourg radio.

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