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Expressing optimism, PM Modi said it will enhance Germany's economic growth by addressing its demand for skilled labour and also strengthen the economic cooperation between the two countries

Updated On: 25 Oct 2024 | 9:40 PM IST

The negative effects on EU GDP increase from 2025 to 2028, while the effects on US GDP are stronger in the first two years, with a GDP decline of 1.3 per cent with tariffs of 10 per cent

Updated On: 24 Oct 2024 | 12:36 PM IST

A spokesperson for Frankfurt, a vital international transit hub and one of Europe's biggest airports, said around 140 flights had been cancelled out of 1,400 planned on Thursday

Updated On: 25 Jul 2024 | 1:05 PM IST

"At some point there will also be Chinese cars in Germany and Europe. The only thing that must always be clear is that competition must be fair," Scholz said

Updated On: 15 Apr 2024 | 2:06 PM IST

Law Commission, in its 2015 report, proposed that a no-confidence motion, even if passed by a majority, shall remain ineffective unless a motion of confidence in a named individual is passed

Updated On: 18 Feb 2024 | 10:26 PM IST

Leonie Gebers emphasised the great potential of India and expressed Germany's interest in collaborating across different sectors

Updated On: 31 Jan 2024 | 8:03 AM IST

"The tentative revival of optimism last autumn has turned out to be very short-lived," said ING economist Carsten Brzeski, forecasting another shallow recession this year of -0.3%

Updated On: 25 Jan 2024 | 4:36 PM IST

Russwurm urged Germany's coalition parties to find an agreement and move forward, saying paralysis would be the worst of all scenarios

Updated On: 16 Jan 2024 | 4:02 PM IST

Germany's economy shrank 0.3 per cent last year as Europe's former powerhouse struggled with more expensive energy, higher interest rates, lack of skilled labour and a homegrown budget crisis. Europe's largest economy has been mired in stagnation since the last months of 2022 amid those multiple challenges. The International Monetary Fund expected Germany to be the worst-performing major developed economy last year, a major turnaround from its place as a model for how to expand when other nations were struggling. German's economy likely also shrank 0.3 per cent in the fourth quarter after stagnating in the third quarter, the Federal Statistical Office said on Monday in an initial rough estimate. Official figures for the last three months of 2023 are expected to be announced January 30. Meanwhile, there's an ongoing debate about why Germany has stalled. Energy intensive industries must pay higher natural gas prices after losing Russia's cheap supply following its invasion of Ukraine,

Updated On: 15 Jan 2024 | 10:44 PM IST

Tesla says it's temporarily halting most production at its German factory because of attacks in the Red Sea, a vital global shipping corridor. The electric vehicle maker said in a statement Thursday night that its factory near Berlin, which makes Model Y vehicles and batteries, will pause from Jan. 29 to Feb. 11. It's a fresh sign of how the hostilities in the Mideast are disrupting global manufacturing supply chains, with shipping companies reporting that they're being forced to reroute vessels carrying goods and components on the longer route around the southern tip of Africa. Analysts say the detour adds 10 days or more to the journey. The armed conflicts in the Red Sea and the associated shifts in transport routes between Europe and Asia via the Cape of Good Hope are also affecting production in Grnheide," Tesla said. The significantly longer transport times create a gap in the supply chains. The U.S. led airstrikes on Thursday against Yemen's Houthi rebels in response to their

Updated On: 12 Jan 2024 | 4:14 PM IST

After OnePlus and OPPO, now smartphone brand Vivo has also exited the German market and said that its products are currently not available in the country

Updated On: 12 Jun 2023 | 4:40 PM IST

Germany's economy shrank by 0.2 per cent in the fourth quarter compared with the previous three-month period, official figures showed Monday. The performance by Europe's biggest economy was worse than expected. Gross domestic product shrank for the first time since the first quarter of 2021 largely because of a decline in consumer spending, which had supported the economy in the first nine months of 2022, the Federal Statistical Office said. The drop followed GDP growth of 0.5 per cent in the third quarter and 0.1 per cent in the second quarter. The statistics office said in mid-January, before it had full December economic data, that the economy appeared to have stagnated in the fourth quarter. Monday's announcement prompted it to revise last year's full-year growth figure down to 1.8 per cent from the 1.9 per cent it initially reported. Germany's annual inflation rate rolled back from a peak of 10.4 per cent in October to 8.6 per cent in December, but galloping prices remain a ma

Updated On: 30 Jan 2023 | 5:09 PM IST

The Munich-based private equity holding company has a portfolio of 32 companies and has a presence across Europe

Updated On: 11 Nov 2022 | 6:01 PM IST

The German government's panel of independent economic advisers forecast Wednesday that Europe's biggest economy will shrink by 0.2% next year. The five-member panel's report came after official figures late last month showed unexpected growth in the third quarter, thanks to private spending. But a weak winter, with gross domestic product declining in the last months of the year and in the first three months of next year, is still widely expected. Two consecutive quarters of negative growth is one technical definition of recession, but the 19-country euro area has a body that also uses a broader set of data including employment numbers and depth of the economic decline to determine when a recession occurs. The advisers' forecast of 1.7% growth this year and a decline of 0.2% in 2023 contrasts with a forecast at the end of March that German GDP would expand by 1.8% this year and 3.6% next year. It's still more optimistic than a forecast by the government itself a month ago, which ...

Updated On: 09 Nov 2022 | 10:25 PM IST

The German economy grew in the third quarter, an unexpectedly positive performance powered largely by private spending, official figures showed Friday. But the immediate outlook for Europe's biggest economy remained gloomy, with inflation rising again in October. Gross domestic product expanded by 0.3% in the July-September period compared with the previous quarter, the Federal Statistical Office said. That followed a slight increase of 0.1% in the second quarter. The German economy managed to hold its ground despite difficult framework conditions of the global economy, with the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain interruptions, rising prices and the war in Ukraine, the statistics office said. The government said earlier this month that GDP was believed to have shrunk in the third quarter and was expected to decline again in the last three months of the year as well as the first three months of 2023 before beginning to recover. Two consecutive quarters of negative growth i

Updated On: 29 Oct 2022 | 11:17 AM IST

The German economy grew in the third quarter, an unexpectedly positive performance powered largely by private spending, official figures showed on Friday. Gross domestic product in Europe's biggest economy expanded by 0.3 per cent in the July-September period compared with the previous quarter, the Federal Statistical Office said. That followed a slight increase of 0.1 per cent in the second quarter. The German economy managed to hold its ground despite difficult framework conditions of the global economy, with the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain interruptions, rising prices and the war in Ukraine, the statistics office said. The government said earlier this month that GDP was believed to have shrunk in the third quarter and was expected to decline again in the last three months of the year as well as the first three months of 2023 before beginning to recover. Two consecutive quarters of negative growth is one technical definition of recession. With energy prices high,

Updated On: 28 Oct 2022 | 4:54 PM IST

In an intensified crisis scenario, Germany's real gross domestic product (GDP) would decline by just under two per cent in the current year compared with 2021, according to the report

Updated On: 23 Apr 2022 | 9:33 AM IST

Imports increased 4.5% on the month, compared with an average forecast for a 1.4% increase

Updated On: 04 Apr 2022 | 1:19 PM IST

Consumers are once again showing some optimism at the beginning of the year with improved economic and income expectations.

Updated On: 27 Jan 2022 | 1:44 PM IST

Industry has been hit by supply shortages of microchips and other components, while rising coronavirus cases are clouding the outlook for retailers.

Updated On: 12 Jan 2022 | 8:11 AM IST