Germany’s government announced on Wednesday that it has revised its economic growth forecast for 2025 down to just 0.3%, citing serious concerns over the country’s economic outlook. Robert Habeck, the country’s economy and climate minister,

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Berlin brought down its 2025 economic growth forecast from 1.1% to 0.3%. A government report cited the collapse of the government as the main reason.

The European Central Bank cut interest rates again on Thursday after separate data showed economic stagnation, led by contraction in Germany and France.

Germany's unemployment rate rose at the start of the year, despite a smaller than expected increase in the number of people out of work, as the weakness of Europe's biggest economy took its toll on the labour market.

The unemployment rate crept higher in January to 6.2%, after layoffs among firms in the manufacturing sector picked up in recent months.