Germany, Europe’s largest economy, is still grappling with structural challenges as it braces for a second consecutive year of contraction. Economic forecasts for 2024 now project a 0.2% decline ...

Germany’s economy shows signs of recovery in 2025, but deeper labour shortages, industrial decline, and structural gaps raise doubts about long-term growth.

“The downturn appears to have bottomed out,” said Stephan Kooths, head of forecasting at the Kiel Institute for the World ...

Germany’s economy will return to growth in 2025 after two years of contraction, according to analysts surveyed by Bloomberg ...

Without decisive action, Germany risks stagnation. But with the right reforms, the country can repair and rev up its stuttering economic engine, Alex Roth writes. Germany’s economic strength has ...

If it fails to do so, there is a risk that Germany's international competitiveness will erode further. This would in turn increase the pressure to reform. In presenting the «For a Real Economic ...

The economic situation in Germany was good not because of, but in spite of her policies. She benefited from the market reforms and tax cuts implemented by her predecessor, Gerhard Schröder.

and implementing long overdue reforms in taxation, the pension system and the labour market. Together, these measures can enhance Germany’s economic competitiveness, raise growth and address ...

However, the two extreme parties — AfD on the right and the former East German communist Die Linke on the left — could make it difficult to enact economic reforms, including relaxing Germany ...

Blackstone is planning to go big in Europe, CEO and co-founder Stephen Schwarzman told the Financial Times on Tuesday.