German economic outlook and Covid-19 response
As Germany considers relaxing lockdown measures, the economic effects of Covid-19 might start to ease. Amid asymmetric recovery across Europe, and the German Constitutional Court ruling on the European Central Bank public sector purchase programme which could impact the pandemic emergency purchase programme, this discussion covers Germany’s response in relation to Europe-wide programmes.
Philipp Steinberg, the ministry’s chief economist who is responsible for forecasting German GDP growth, outlines his thoughts on the crisis.
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