Political and businesses leaders in the European Union’s largest economy are celebrating the announcement that, with time running out, London and Brussels have hammered a provisional deal governing their economic relations when the Brexit transition period expires on January 1, 2021.

Amidst the corona pandemic, a number of international surveys showed that people around the globe have increased regard for German rationalism, stability, respect for law and leadership.

The German parliament has approved a billion-euro “future fund” to help fledgling companies expand their business.

In an extended press conference after the government announced a four-week temporary lockdown, Peter Altmaier offered reassuring words about its negative economic impact.

In response to rising Covid-19 infection figures in Germany and across Europe, the federal German government and the sixteen regional German states have imposed a number of new restrictions, effective from November 2 until the end of the month.

With more than two months to go in 2020, the amount of photovoltaic energy produced has already exceeded that in 2019.

The German government is projecting 4.4 percent growth for 2021, with the economy likely to return to pre-corona levels in early 2022.

The German government is readying a massive cash injection to help innovative young companies ride out economic difficulties.

Germany government ministries and a state bank have commenced a “Special Plan 2020” to save companies from bankruptcy because of the virus.

There is cautious optimism that biotechnology and pharmaceutic know-how from Germany can help produce a COVID-19 vaccine in the near future.