AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoCorporate Stress: German business insolvencies rose 6.9% in January–July to 15,185, with transport, hospitality and construction among the hardest-hit sectors. Workplace Shift: Deutsche Bahn will require staff to spend three days a week in the office, a move facing employee resistance. Energy and Industry: Berlin says it will maintain Russia sanctions despite a US easing on Russian diesel, while renewable-energy workers protested planned subsidy cuts. EU Budget: Germany and France are at odds over the bloc’s 2028–34 budget, with Berlin pressing for deep cuts and Paris arguing for more funding. Trade and Output: German factory output rebounded to an 18-month high in August, but exports weakened over the summer; machinery exports to India rose 11% as firms look beyond China.
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