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German minister urges faster roll-out of investment push as growth forecast cut
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on January 28, 2026
2 min read
Last updated: January 28, 2026
Investment Strategy and Economic Growth
By Maria Martinez
Growth Forecast Adjustments
BERLIN, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Investments are boosting growth in Europe’s biggest economy but their implementation needs to be faster, German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said on Wednesday, citing the government’s 2026 economic report.
Challenges in Implementation
The German government is lowering its growth forecast for gross domestic product (GDP) in 2026 to 1.0% from 1.3%, according to a person familiar with the projections.
Future Economic Reforms
Even so, the forecast mark an acceleration after two years of stagnation and only modest growth last year.
“The focus on investment is the right one,” Klingbeil said. “When it comes to implementation, we must further increase the pace.”
Growth is expected to be driven mainly by a fiscal package approved in March 2025. But by the end of the year only 24 billion euros ($28.76 billion) of the 500 billion-euro infrastructure fund had been invested, underscoring the slow pace of decision-making in Germany’s federal system.
Economists and business groups say many promised reforms needed for sustainable growth are still not in place.
“What matters to me are reforms that make our country faster and more efficient, unlock potential, and remove bureaucratic hurdles” Klingbeil said, without giving further details on what changes the government plans next.
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(Reporting by Maria MartinezEditing by Madeline Chambers)