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A man works on fans at an EBM-Papst plant in Hollenbach, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) Moscow's decision to cut off natural gas supplies to Germany in the wake of Russia's ...
News Germany » Bielefeld » Economy: Germany's Economy Is Broken. There's No Plan B.
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News Germany » Bielefeld » Economy: What Friedrich Merz Must Do To Revive Germany’s Economy
Germany is in an economic mess—terrible energy policies, a massive welfare system and a collapse in its work ethic. Chancellor Merz needs to look to the example of legendary economist Ludwig Erhard. A ...
News Germany » Bielefeld » Economy: When Germany Votes, It Will Be About the Economy
The country’s competitiveness has stagnated and its once-powerful industries are suffering. Just ask these executives. By Melissa Eddy and Jim Tankersley Melissa Eddy and Jim Tankersley traveled to ...
News Germany » Bielefeld » Economy: Germany’s economy barely grows amid troubling 0.1% forecast
Germany’s economic engine continues to sputter as the nation faces another year of lackluster performance, with the country’s gross domestic product expected to creep forward by a mere 0.1% in 2025.
News Germany » Bielefeld » Economy: Germany’s election will usher in new leadership — but might not turn tides for the country's struggling economy
Friedrich Merz, the Christian Democratic Union's candidate for chancellor, has not shied away from blasting Olaf Scholz's economic policies and linking them to the lackluster state of Europe's biggest ...
News Germany » Bielefeld » Economy: Germany’s Economy Shrank Last Year. Here’s How Politicians Plan to Revive It.
Candidates in the upcoming federal election are focused on lowering taxes and increasing public spending. By Melissa Eddy Germany’s economic output shrank for a second straight year in 2024, data ...
News Germany » Bielefeld » Economy: It’s a make-or-break moment for Germany’s economy. Trump’s tariffs won’t help
When German voters go to the polls Sunday, the country’s moribund economy — and promises to fix it — will be front of mind. But Donald Trump’s looming import tariffs will make that daunting task even ...