New Imf Forecast: the German Economy Lags Behind

Spiegel

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The German government expects economic growth of 1.3 percent in 2026. The IMF is now somewhat dampening these expectations. Germany is therefore the final light of the G7's growth forecast.

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The economists of the International Monetary Fund are surprised by America's strength and predict continuing weakness for Germany. For the global economy as a whole, they are optimistic – as long as four potential tipping points are not reached.

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This year an increase of 0.2 percent, next year of 0.9 percent – the International Monetary Fund predicts growth for Germany. The rest of the world is better off.

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The Federal Government expects the economic cycle to resume in the coming year.The International Monetary Fund agrees with this – albeit by far not as hopefulThe German economy will start moving forward in 2026, according to calculations by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), but not as strongly as expected by the black and red federal government.The IMF economists remain 0.9% growth in their July forecast and are thus much more reluctant tha…

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According to its new outlook, the International Monetary Fund expects global economic growth to be weaker than in previous years. Regarding Germany, the IMF is considerably more pessimistic than the German government.

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has again slightly raised its economic forecast for Germany. The Washington-based experts now anticipate growth of 0.2 percent for 2025, compared to 0.1 percent in July. The IMF continues to expect growth of 0.9 percent for 2026. This would put Germany at the bottom of the list of economically strong countries considered in 2025, overtaking Italy and Japan in 2026. For the eurozone, growth of 1.2 percent is …