Tag: National debt
Economic experts expect 0.2 percent growth in 2023
Economy in the federal press conference Economists expect inflation to remain high in 2023. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The economists expect economic growth of 0.2 percent for 2023. This was announced…
Economic experts expect 0.2 percent growth in 2023
Duisburg container port For 2023, economists expect at most a low GDP growth for Germany. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The economists expect economic growth of 0.2 percent for 2023. This was…
How resilient are Italy’s banks?
Unicredit Tower in Milan The second largest bank in Italy has lost more than nine percent in value at times in the past. (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire) Rome The news from…
EU Finance Ministers decide on the first Stabilization Pact compromise – Lindner curbs expectations
Christian Lindner (left) with other EU finance ministers Shortly before the vote, Lindner still had requests for changes. (Photo: Bloomberg) Brussels The EU finance ministers are slowly coming closer to…
Lindner insists on guarantees for the Stabipact reform
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner and Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe Brussels The reform of the European debt rules is likely to be delayed again. Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner called…
How the states exempt the federal government
Federal Audit Office Sharp criticism of the financial management of the federal and state governments comes from the authority in Bonn. (Photo: IMAGO/Dominik Bund) Berlin The Federal Court of Auditors…
US President Biden wants higher taxes for the rich and companies
Joe Biden arriving in Philadelphia on Thursday The President outlines his budget plans. However, Congress decides on the budget. (Photo: Reuters) Philadelphia US President Joe Biden wants to tax companies…
Federal Minister of Finance Lindner postpones presentation of the key figures in the budget
Christian Lindner The finance minister is resisting billions from his colleagues in the cabinet. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Finance Minister Christian Lindner is postponing the submission of his key figures for…
Biden’s budget plan apparently envisages a deficit cut of almost three trillion dollars
Joe Biden The US President wants to present further details of his budget plans this week. (Photo: AP) Washington According to government circles, US President Joe Biden’s budget plans will…
DZ Bank warns of a “vicious circle” in Italy
Giorgia Meloni The right-wing politician has led the Italian government since October. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt The Italian government threatens to lose control of the national debt. This is the result…
Public debt: Federal Audit Office warns of “loss of control”
Berlin The Federal Court of Auditors admonishes the federal government because of the sharp increase in debt. “In order to prevent an impending loss of control over federal finances, the…
New debts weaken the EU
The author Jörg Krämer is chief economist at Commerzbank. (Photo: Imago, private) EU Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni wants the EU to take on debt again – this time not for…
New aid package for Ukraine with IMF in the works
Christian Lindner in Bangalore The Federal Minister of Finance now sees it as the turn of other states to provide financial support to Ukraine. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Bangalore The finance ministers…
The fear of a global debt crisis is increasing
G20 meeting in Bangalore The finance ministers of the G20 will jointly discuss the debt crises in several countries. (Photo: AP) Berlin, Bombay The finance ministers and central bank governors…
Euro zone debt: Sovereign debt in southern Europe shrinking
Rome The debt burden is also falling for Italy. (Photo: imago images/Westend61) Brussels It wasn’t long ago that economists prophesied about a return of the debt crisis in the euro…
The federal budget is also experiencing a turning point
Expensive investments Soldiers of Panzergrenadierbataillon 371 show their equipment, which is in front of a Marder infantry fighting vehicle. The traffic light must now set clear priorities for budget spending.…
Habeck and Lindner argue about the federal budget
Christian Lindner and Robert Habeck The background to the dispute is the current list of benchmark figures for next year’s budget. (Photo: IMAGO/photo booth) Berlin Budget planning caused a heated…
The EU stability pact must be reformed with a sense of proportion
The euro and the EU Reforming EU debt rules is controversial but essential. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Even in a state of emergency you can settle in comfortably: the EU debt…
How Christian Lindner wants to save the European debt rules
Helsinki Things are not going well for FDP leader Christian Lindner. Exactly the second the finance minister entered the government plane on Wednesday morning, all the lights went out. The…
Reform of the EU debt rules threatens to fail – “So not acceptable”
Brussels Ten months is not a long time in politics, especially not in Brussels. This is how much time the Europeans have to adapt their fiscal rules to the post-corona…