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Economist Flassbeck: no German recovery without retail
Original: # Germany Without a thriving # retail sector, there can be no economic recovery—especially in a country that has histori
Economist Heiner Flassbeck argues that Germany cannot achieve an economic recovery without a thriving retail sector, stressing that this matters especially in a country historically dependent on foreign trade. His analysis, published on relevante-oekonomik.com under the title 'The German misery in two pictures', links weak domestic consumption to the country's broader economic malaise, suggesting that stagnant consumer spending is undermining any prospect of a rebound in Europe's largest economy.
Why now: Concerns about Germany's stagnating economy are renewed, with commentators pointing to weak retail and domestic demand as the key obstacle to recovery.
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- # Germany Without a thriving # retail sector, there can be no economic recovery—especially in a country that has historically been highly dependent on foreign trade, chart Heiner Flassbeck https://www. relevante-oekonomik.com/2026/0 9/30/das-deutsche-elend-in-zwei-bildern/ · acemaxxanalytics@econtwitter.net · 3
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