High energy prices, a weak labour force and low productivity growth are behind the ailing German economy – and voters are feeling the pinch.

The good news is that Germany can afford to splurge. At 62% of GDP, the country’s public debt is half that of America’s (see ...

The euro zone is showing early signs of an economic recovery that is unlikely to be derailed by the tariffs the Trump ...

First, reports of Germany’s industrial decline are exaggerated. German manufacturing is, in fact, surprisingly resilient and agile. The energy crisis and supply chain disruption following the Covid-19 ...

Brussels, Feb 5 /Agerpres/ - The EU aims to reclaim its global economic edge with a new strategy to spur innovation, cut red tape, and strengthen clean industry. But as Brussels pushes for growth ...

This time the challenges are more economic in nature. Overall GDP growth rate seems to be reverting back to the ... person depending on income and spending patterns but here are five charts that help ...

Robert Habeck, Germany ... (GDP) expected to grow by a meagre 0.3%. Economy Minister Robert Habeck is due to announce the new figure - a significant drop from last autumn's estimate of 1.1% growth ...

BERLIN (AP) — The German government on Wednesday slashed its 2025 growth forecast for the country's economy, Europe's biggest, to just 0.3% after it shrank for two consecutive years. The new ...

The new projection is much lower than the government’s previous forecast of 1.1% growth, issued in October. Germany has managed no meaningful economic growth in the past four years as it has struggled ...

Germany currently meets NATO’s 2% of GDP military spending target thanks to a EUR 100bn special fund agreed in 2022. Most of this fund has already been allocated to defence expenditure.

The priority for the new German government is to establish a clear industrial strategy, modernise the nation’s energy infrastructure, and implement long overdue reforms in taxation, the pension ...

including the Central Bank of Germany (0.2%), the German Council of Economic Experts (0.4%), and the International Monetary Fund (0.3%). The growth forecast for Germany presented by the IMF is ...