Order books remain empty, machines are standing still, companies are no longer investing—or at least not in Germany,” said ...

"The situation is very serious: Growth in industry in particular has suffered a structural break," BDI president Peter Leibinger said in Berlin. East and West Germany were reunited as a single ...

BDI head Peter Leibinger told a press conference that Germany is in a deep economic crisis and said: “The situation is very serious. Especially industrial growth has suffered a structural break.” ...