FRANKFURT, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Germany is expected to lag behind other major global economies in 2025, with its economic output projected to contract by 0.2 percent, according to a forecast released Tuesday by the German Economic Institute (IW).
The Cologne-based think tank cited U.S. trade policies, ongoing global uncertainties, and persistently low levels of investment as the main factors weighing down the German economy, which has already contracted for two consecutive years.
