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IfW, DIW, IWH, RWI and Ifo Institute
The leading German economic institutes see hardly any growth impetus for 2025, but instead rising unemployment figures and persistent weaknesses in the location. According to experts, only a stable government with a clear economic policy strategy could stop a decline in investment and creeping deindustrialization.
read more...The headwind for Germany's exporters on the global markets remains strong. In October, they had to cope with sharp declines - especially in their most important sales market, the USA.
read more...Business location under pressure
The German economy has long complained about electricity prices that are high by international standards. The German government wants to take countermeasures - but no longer has a majority in the Bundestag.
read more...According to the Federal Statistical Office, German industry recorded a slight decline in orders of 1.5 percent in October, but positive revisions for the previous month and surprisingly strong annual figures are creating optimism.
read more...According to the Federal Statistical Office, German industry recorded a slight decline in orders of 1.5 percent in October, but positive revisions for the previous month and surprisingly strong annual figures are creating optimism.
read more...The crisis is increasingly hitting the labor market. According to an Ifo survey, an important part of the German economy in particular is increasingly planning to cut jobs, while short-time working is on the rise.
read more...The German economy is suffering more and more from a lack of orders. A regular survey shows worse figures than during the coronavirus crisis.
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