The German cabinet on Wednesday approved a 2026 draft budget featuring record investment of 126.7 billion euros ($146.41 ...

After constitutional changes earlier this year that released Germany’s “debt brake,” the cabinet unveiled a federal budget calling for historic borrowing.

The German government will on Wednesday back a 2026 draft budget which includes record investment of 126.7 billion euros and ...

Germany’s finance minister Lars Klingbeil has warned that a €170bn budget shortfall poses a “massive challenge” to the ruling coalition even as Europe’s largest economy embarks on a debt-funded ...

Coalition faces tough choices over long-term shortfalls as the government passed its 2026 budget draft on Wednesday ...

Germany is set to invest billions in military upgrades, including Eurofighter jets and armoured vehicles. Chancellor ...

Germany's public debt climbed to a record high at the end of 2024, with per capita liabilities exceeding 30,000 euros (34,594 U.S. dollars), official data showed on Tuesday.

Germany wanted to be seen as a positive counterexample through austerity," said Zahran. Though Germany is beginning to rethink its relationship to public borrowing, debt looms large in the national ...

For defence, the €100 billion special fund created by former chancellor Olaf Scholz following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, ...

Desmond Lachman took part in an International Economy Symposium of Views. In these troubled economic times, the one thing to be optimistic about is Germany’s recent decision to lift its debt brake.

The financing aims to support the international expansion of the leading camper van rental platform and accelerate its growth ...

In contrast, though German debt is also rising, Europe's biggest economy is the only G7 member with a debt-to-GDP ratio below 100%, bolstering its safe-haven credentials.