The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Economy on song as govt boosts surplus The German economy, Europe's biggest, stands rock solid in the current stormy global economic seas, with growth picking up, confidence on the rise and its public finances firmly in the black, data showed on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150825/germany-records-huge-budget-surplus Tue, 25 Aug 2015 10:56:05 +0200 germany-records-huge-budget-surplus Economic growth fails to match hopes The German economy grew by 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2015, slightly slower than expected, data published by the federal statistics office Destatis showed on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150513/german-economic-growth-slows Wed, 13 May 2015 11:22:46 +0200 german-economic-growth-slows Government optimistic on economic growth The German government upgraded its growth forecasts on Wednesday for both this year and next year to 1.8 percent, saying Europe's biggest economy is "in an upturn." https://www.thelocal.de/20150422/government-optimistic-on-economic-growth Wed, 22 Apr 2015 17:20:54 +0200 government-optimistic-on-economic-growth 2015 growth forecast hiked to 2.1 percent Germany's leading economic institutes sharply raised their growth forecast Thursday, predicting Europe's top economy will expand 2.1 percent this year thanks to cheap oil, the low euro and strong consumer spending. https://www.thelocal.de/20150416/2015-growth-forecast-hiked-to-21 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:05:48 +0200 2015-growth-forecast-hiked-to-21 OECD: Eurozone shows signs of recovery Growth momentum is strengthening in Germany and the eurozone as a whole, OECD data released on Thursday showed. https://www.thelocal.de/20150409/oecd-germany-eurozone-on-growth-trend Thu, 09 Apr 2015 17:22:51 +0200 oecd-germany-eurozone-on-growth-trend Business confidence hits 8-month high German business confidence rose to its highest level in eight months in March, as optimism continues to grow about the outlook for Europe's biggest economy, the Ifo economic institute said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150325/business-confidence-hits-8-month-high Wed, 25 Mar 2015 15:26:53 +0100 business-confidence-hits-8-month-high OECD: Germany on positive economic trend The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) boosted forecasts for Germany's economic outlook on Wednesday, but still urged the need for economic reform worldwide. https://www.thelocal.de/20150318/german-growth-prospects-improve-reform-still-needed-oecd Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:10:14 +0100 german-growth-prospects-improve-reform-still-needed-oecd