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Germany's Ifo institute said its business climate index rose to 93.4 from a downwardly revised 92.5 in August

Business morale brightens in Germany, France

Business • 24 Sep

Germany had revised upwards its 2020 forecast to a decline of 5.8% from a previous estimate of 6.3%

Germany sees economy recovering faster than expected

Business • 01 Sep

The new German measures include prolonging a short-time work scheme and freezing insolvency rules

Germany agrees €10 billion extension of Covid-19 relief

Business • 26 Aug

German private consumption, investments and exports all collapsed at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic

German economy shrank by record 9.7% in second quarter

Business • 25 Aug

German household spending, business investment and exports collapsed during the Covid-19 pandemic

German economy shrinks by record 10.1% in Q2

Business • 30 Jul

Germany's Ifo institute's monthly barometer rose to 90.5 points, up from 86.3 in June

German business morale improves again

Business • 27 Jul

Germany - Europe's largest economy - has a long path to recovery from the coronavirus crisis despite a slew of more positive data

German investor sentiment highlights long recovery road

Business • 14 Jul

German exports climbed 9% to €80.3 billion in May compared to April, when they suffered their biggest plunge since records began

German exports rise in May as lockdowns ease

Business • 09 Jul

Retail sales in Germany rose by almost 14% in June, rebounding from a 6.5% drop in April

German economic rebound from coronavirus gathering pace

Business • 01 Jul

The Ifo institute said its June business climate index surged to 86.2 from an upwardly revised 79.7 in May - the largest surge since records started after reunification in 1990

German business morale posts strongest ever rise

Business • 24 Jun

The ZEW institute's monthly barometer added 12.4 points to stand at 63.4 in June

German investor confidence highest since March 2006

Business • 16 Jun

German businesses expected operations to return to normal in nine months after severe lockdowns in the second quarter, Ifo has said

German economy likely to shrink 6.6% due to Covid-19

Business • 28 May

The German economy saw a first-quarter contraction of 2.2%

Consumption, exports slump push Germany into recession

Business • 25 May

German output shrank by 2.2% in the first quarter of 2020, new figures show today

Virus causes German economy to shrink 2.2% in Q1

Business • 15 May

Some 43% of German firms have faced cancelled orders and more than a third have had to slash investment due to Covid-19

Covid-19 crisis hitting demand at 60% of German firms

Business • 08 May

The Ifo institue said Europe's largest economy shrank by 1.9% in the first three months of 2020

German economy to contract by 6.6% in 2020 due to virus

Business • 28 Apr

The Ifo institute said its April survey showed that its business climate index slumped to 74.3 from a downwardly revised 85.9 in March

German business morale plummets to record low

Business • 24 Apr

The GfK consumer sentiment indicator dropped to -23.4 points in May from a revised 2.3 in the previous month

Coronavirus pushes German consumer moral to record low

Business • 23 Apr

The ZEW research institute said its monthly survey showed economic sentiment among investors rose to 28.2 from -49.5 in March

German investors see light at end of 'very long tunnel'

Business • 21 Apr

Even if Covid-19 social distancing measures were eased, economic activity in Germany would continue to be very subdued

German recession to continue until middle of 2020

Business • 15 Apr

The German economy is set to shrink by a whopping 9.8% in the second quarter as companies feel the pain from widespread shutdowns

German economy to shrink by nearly 10% in Q2 - experts

Business • 08 Apr

Ifo said its production expectations index dropped to -20.8 points in March from 2

Germany's Ifo index posts biggest fall since 1991

Business • 07 Apr

German schools, shops, restaurants and sports facilities have closed and many firms have stopped production to help slow the spread of Covid-19

German economy could shrink by 5.4% due to Covid-19

Business • 30 Mar

Germany's Ifo said it was difficult to predict the future development of the economy

German manufacturing expectations record fastest plunge

Business • 19 Mar

German manufacturers are lingering in a recession prompted by a reduction in exports

German investor morale worsens on coronavirus fears

Business • 18 Feb

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