German economy in crisis: what can the next government do?
Two years into an economic recession, German businesses are sounding the alarm and demanding no less than a complete overhaul ...
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How Germany declined under Olaf Scholz — in charts
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Olaf Scholz became German chancellor with a pledge to modernise and jolt Europe’s largest economy from ...
Germany’s GDP shrinks 0.2% in 2024, marking second year of contraction
Germany, Europe’s largest economy, recorded its second consecutive annual contraction in 2024, with gross domestic product ...
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German election campaign ignores economic ills
Industry, the German economy’s main engine ... deficits to 0.35% of GDP – far below the EU’s 3% ceiling. A line chart showing the budget deficit for Germany and the euro area since 2008 ...
Newsweek13d
Germany's Economy Shrinks for Second Year
Germany's economy contracted for the second consecutive year in 2024, continuing its struggle with a series of internal and external challenges. Official data released on Wednesday revealed a 0.2 ...
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German economy shrinks second year running; lack of Russian gas and Chinese industry hit hard
The German economy, the heart of European Union dynamism shrank by 0.2% in 2024, the second year in a row, according to Destatis, the German Federal Stats Office. In 2023, the German GDP ...
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Germany’s crisis-hit economy casts shadow over election
Some have voiced similar concerns about the wider German economy, rattling off long lists of both cyclical and structural problems. German industry has been battered by high energy prices sparked by ...
How Germany declined under Olaf Scholz — in charts
Olaf Scholz became German chancellor with a pledge to modernise and jolt Europe’s largest economy from its paralysis. But just two months after taking office, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine ...