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 ...

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 if Christian Democrat (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz wins the race, and wins big, he will feel emboldened to undertake a series of overdue economic reforms. However, there are far more events out of ...

German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil is planning a number of tax breaks for companies aimed at spurring investment and ...

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 ...

The markets soared. The new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, claimed: “Germany is back.” To be sure, fiscal policy reform was long overdue. But the new exceptions will not be enough to put the German ...

It now provides Germany with the ability to jump start its economy with a large budget stimulus. The reform exempts from the debt brake all defense spending above 1% of GDP and by establishing a ...

BERLIN, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Germany's cabinet approved a pension reform on Wednesday which includes ... to foster growth in the euro zone's largest economy. The move comes as governments across ...