News Germany Debt: German government debt climbs to almost €2.7 trillion
Germany's ratio of debt to gross domestic product (GDP) fell in 2024, figures from the country's central bank showed on Monday. The Bundesbank data also showed German government debt rising to €2.69 trillion ($2.9 trillion) after increasing by €57 billion over the year. The debt-to-GDP ratio dropped for the third year in a row by 0.4 percentage points to 62.5%. The figure remains above the EU's 60% debt limit, enshrined in the Maastricht Treaty. German government debt was at 58.7% of GDP in 2019
News Germany Debt: Germany: Record debt and a seismic policy shift
More money for the military, less for everything else, while debt continues to grow rapidly: such is Germany's draft budget for 2027. The Cabinet has approved it, now it needs to pass in parliament.
News Germany Debt: Capitol rioter compares attacks on her to treatment of ‘Jews in Germany’
Jenna Ryan, a Texas realtor who has sought to parlay her role in the Capitol riot into a career as a right-wing media personality, reported to prison Dec. 21.
News Germany Debt: German government makes billions from debt thanks to negative rates
The German government made billions of euros from debt issuance this year thanks to negative interest rates on its securities, according to a letter, seen by Reuters, from Finance Ministry State ...
News Germany Debt: Germany's public debt up 5.1% in first 9 months of 2021
Germany's public debt increased 5.1% in the first nine months of 2021, according to Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) data released Wednesday. The debt of the overall public budget increased €111.