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‘Longest economic crisis’ in modern German history expected to drag on for third year

In December, the German central bank cut its growth forecast for 2025 to 0.2% from the 1.1% it had predicted in June. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images
In December, the German central bank cut its growth forecast for 2025 to 0.2% from the 1.1% it had predicted in June. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images

The pandemic, energy crisis and inflation have made Germans poorer, says think-tank.