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The episode explores why Germany's economy, which constitutes about one-third of Europe's manufacturing output, has seen little growth since 2020. Experts discuss longstanding issues such as the country’s slow adaptation to modern business practices and its declining competitiveness in industrial sectors compared to international rivals. Evan Davis hosts a panel including Verena Pausder, Nicola Pinder, Marcel Fratzscher, and Wolfgang Munchau to analyze Germany's economic challenges and potential solutions.
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Story summary
In a recent episode of BBC News, host Evan Davis discussed with experts why Germany's economy has struggled since 2020. The panel included Verena Pausder, Chair of the German Start-Up Association; Nicola Pinder, a business expansion consultant for Baden-Wurttemberg; and Marcel Fratzscher, President of the German Institute for Economic Research. Germany, Europe’s largest economy, has seen minimal growth despite accounting for roughly one-third of continental manufacturing output. The panel suggested that Germany's slow adaptation to modern business practices and lack of competitiveness in industries have contributed to its economic woes.
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What is going wrong with the largest economy in Europe?
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What → go → Europe
It accounts for roughly one-third of the continent's total manufacturing output but since 2020 there's been very little growth.
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It → account → 2020
Some people suggest the problems facing the country have been brewing for decades.
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problems → suggest → decades
It's argued Germany has been slow to adapt to modern ways of doing business and hasn't kept up with industrial competition from abroad.
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Germany → argue → competition
Evan Davis is joined by a panel of experts to understand how much trouble the German economy is in, why it's struggling and what it can do to revive itself.
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it → join → itself
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