Merz Advisers See Germany in Stagnation But Recovery in Sight

Merz Advisers See Germany in Stagnation But Recovery in Sight

Germany’s economy will stagnate this year, though a recovery is in sight thanks to plans to ramp up government spending, Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s independent panel of experts said.

According to Green Party deputy parliamentary group leader Andreas Audretsch, the federal government has already missed the opportunity to set the course for more economic growth upon taking office. "Friedrich Merz promised a new beginning, but the government is delivering chaos, and companies are unsettled," Audretsch told the "Rheinische Post" (Thursday edition) on the occasion of the new economic forecast by the economic experts, who predict …

The arrival in power in Germany of a coalition in favor of fiscal easing bodes well for the German economy. But its export-oriented model remains an obstacle to a real recovery.