Expert calls the “actual Achilles heel” of the German economy. Economists also warn against the AfD (DMS) The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) based in Berlin expects stagnation in 2024.

The researchers note that “the mood in Germany is extremely bad,” Fratzscher told Wirtschaftswoche. The interest rate turnaround expected by DIW experts for early summer will make saving less attractive. “Private consumption will become the main driver of the economic upswing’