Studies claim that fewer sick days would have stopped the country’s economy shrinking last year
Europe’s largest carmaker is at war with workers and politicians as it tries to navigate a painful EV transition
Figure beats expectations of 0.2% expansion
Also in this newsletter: why two rival business summits spell trouble for the German government’s unity
Europe’s largest carmaker tells works council it would slash pay by 10%
Gloomier economic predictions will increase budgetary strains and government coalition tensions
Bloc ‘stuck in a rut’ as growing services sector cannot offset continued weakness in manufacturing
Many of the smaller businesses that form the country’s economic backbone say they are in ‘permanent crisis mode’
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s industrial policy comes under attack following decision by Wolfspeed
German companies have become relatively small and relatively cheap
Should Europe’s largest economy embrace the future or double down on past successes?
Government predicts rebound in 2025 following 0.2% decline this year as it tries to address long-term structural problems
In contrast to Berlin’s stiff opposition, many family-owned businesses are pragmatic about a bid by UniCredit
Softer price pressure and weak economic activity increase chances of ECB rate cut in October
The lower guidance comes the carmaker looks to close plants in Germany for the first time in its 87-year history
Fading enthusiasm for alternative to gas boilers piles pressure on EU’s green agenda
Structural problems mean country will struggle to return to pre-pandemic rates of economic expansion, say leading institutes
World’s largest chemicals group to cut capital expenditure and plans partial listing of agricultural unit
‘If you have sh*t sticking to your foot, you have sh*t sticking to your foot’
German bank says potential multibillion tie-up with Italian rival could hit lending to Mittelstand companies
IT hitches force Federal Statistical Office to suspend consumer and services releases
The former ECB chief’s report on competitiveness ought to be an economic reality check for Berlin
Berlin ‘naive’ to put key lender to Mittelstand companies on the line, says Verdi
Highly paid manufacturing work is no longer so easy to come by in Eurozone’s largest economy
Finance chief says drastic cost-cutting measures necessary amid weak demand in Europe
