The German economy is continuing on an upward trend. Due to surprisingly weak production at the start of this year, GDP is likely to increase by 1.8 percent and is therefore growing somewhat slower this year than previously predicted. Growth of 1.9 percent is still expected for the coming year....

The transport sector - road transport, in particular - accounts for more than half of world oil consumption. In the future, the transport sector's share of oil consumption will grow even more, primarily due to the increasing use of motor vehicles in developing and emerging countries. Road...

The German economy is on track, and will likely grow by 1.8 percent this year; in the coming year, with a slight increase in dynamics, it will grow by 1.9 percent. With these figures DIW Berlin confirms its forecast from this summer. Employment growth continues; the unemployment rate will...

The German economy is expected to grow by 1.7 percent this year, and to maintain this pace in 2016 as well. The rate of growth should slow down slightly (to 1.5 percent) in 2017, but only because the number of working days will be lower due to the timing of public holidays. The global economy is...

The world economy is gaining momentum after sluggish growth in the first half 2016 - which was primarily due to a weak expansion in the emerging markets - gave way to a slight acceleration. This trend is likely to continue, and will increasingly benefit the developed economies as well. The...

The world economy continues on its upward growth path, with global production expected to grow by 3.7 percent this year and slightly more than that in 2018. The economies in both the developed and the emerging countries are gaining momentum. Solid output growth is expected for the U.S. and euro...

Global economic output is expected to grow by 3.7 percent this year, and with a slightly stronger dynamic in the coming year; both predictions match the figures proposed in DIW Berlin's spring forecast, even though the year started off somewhat weaker than expected. But overall, economic...

The world economy has yet to regain momentum: after the already weak final quarter of 2015, the pace of expansion slowed down again in the first quarter of 2016. In the emerging countries' economies, growth is expected to remain subdued, especially in China, where the gradual slowdown continues...