-looking monetary policy decisions. The bias is higher for countries whose monetary policy was more independent of Germany …

This 2002 Article IV Consultation highlights that Germany’s economy is poised for a fragile recovery, after having …

, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States for implementing monetary policy in the short run. The analysis …

considerable headwinds. Several conditions are now in place in Germany for a domestic demand-led recovery. Employment creation has … been robust and unemployment at 5.3 percent is at a postreunification low. Executive Directors have commended Germany … environment. Directors have underscored Germany’s pivotal role in reducing euro area and global imbalances …

Germany. Germany's focus on actual, rather than cyclically adjusted, fiscal goals and outcomes carries the risk of rendering …

intractable structural problem. Germany's record on product market liberalization is favorable and the reform momentum should be … kept up. The quality of Germany's statistics is more than adequate for the purpose of effective surveillance …

The staff report for the 2004 Article IV Consultation on Germany highlights economic developments and policies …. Profitability in nonfinancial firms has picked up, and corporate balance sheets are being repaired. On the policy front, Germany has …