Short-term work and unemployment benefits in Germany should be reduced, says ifo Institute
The duration and amount of short-time work and unemployment benefits in Germany should be reduced in order to speed up…
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Impact of Trump tariffs on German exports would be limited, study suggests
Tariffs placed on the EU by US president Donald Trump would lead to a reduction of German exports to the…
Training ‘not fit for the future’ in Germany, study finds
While German businesses want to invest more in new talent, current training systems are ‘not fit for the future’, a…
Businesses in Germany continuing to cut jobs, ifo says
Businesses in Germany are planning to employ fewer staff, the ifo Institute has said, as the ifo employment barometer fell…
ifo Business Climate Index falls further in Germany
The ifo Business Climate Index fell to 84.7 points in Germany in December, down from 85.6 points in November, putting…
One in eight German firms expect business to improve in 2025
Just one in eight (12.6%) German companies expect business to be better next year, according to a new study by…
Two-fifths of self-employed people in Germany expect prospects to worsen
Two fifths (40.1%) of self-employed people in Germany expect their business prospets to worsen over the coming year, new data…
One in five economists expect ‘very negative’ effects for Germany from Trump’s re-election
The re-election of Donald Trump as US president is likely to lead to ‘very negative’ growth effects in Germany, according…
German economy is ‘floundering’, says ifo Institute
Germany‘s ifo Institute has said that the country’s economy is currently ‘floundering’, as the business sentiment index fell further in…
Sentiment in German export industry in ‘freefall’, says ifo Institute
Business sentiment in Germany’s export industry is in ‘freefall’, according to the latest German Export Expectations report from the ifo Institute.