DIHK President calls for a “turning point” in the economy and a signal for growth by 2030. Growth of 0.2 percent is imminent; last year there was even a recession.

DIHK General Manager Martin Wansleben sees “tender rays of hope’ in international business: things are “less bad than feared”. Almost three out of five companies are now said to have identified the economic policy framework as a business risk. The Growth Opportunities Act has an annual relief for the economy of around 20 billion euros.