Habeck blames slowdown on higher rates, global trade woes and a ‘desperate’ shortage of skilled workers
Energy minister says bloc will lose out to Biden’s IRA if Paris and Berlin fail to resolve differences over nuclear power
Brussels unlocks funds for Hungary in hopes of more support for Ukraine
A cluster of companies in a city near Shanghai faces rising competition and slowing Chinese growth
Record numbers of drinkers are flocking to the Theresienwiese fairground despite the soaring cost of beer
Berlin has tightened deficit discipline as ‘bond vigilantes’ return
Prices rise by 4.3 per cent in the year to September, boosting expectations of a slowdown in region-wide inflation
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Central bank says operations susceptible to trade disruption as foreign minister backs Brussels’ electric vehicle probe
Berlin seeks to shield some of its smaller companies from EU sustainability obligations
Family businesses turn to nimbler vessels that can operate when water levels are low
Disruptions compound longer-term structural problems including labour shortages and a lack of investment
BP’s chief executive Bernard Looney resigns
Scale of orders poses challenge to interested private equity groups
Proportion of construction groups reporting a lack of new orders surged to 44.2% in August
Sharp decline in carmaking drives third consecutive drop, as second-quarter eurozone growth is revised down to 0.1%
Chancellor calls for a pact between government, federal states, municipalities and the opposition
Rising rates, skills shortages and inflation have pushed developers into insolvency
The ‘sick man of Europe’ label made its debut in 1998 but it seems overdone to apply it today
Prices in Germany rose 6.4% in the year to August, a smaller than expected dip from 6.5% in July
Thomas Rabe says companies must not be ‘burdened with bureaucracy’ at time of angst for national economy
Business groups say country’s competitiveness is at stake, warning lack of support could spark exodus
Annual business survey finds concern over country’s future without Russian gas
Move aimed at reviving economy and polishing image of coalition weakened by months of squabbling
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