Publication Date: 02-MAY-08 Full Study Price: $235.00 (buy now) Sections: starting at $17.00 Delivery: Immediate Online Access	Other Related Sections from this Study Outlook for 2008-09: External sector The political scene: Coalition is stable and capable of some policy change Economic policy: Revenue growth sees further fiscal consolidation Economic performance: Labour market continues to boom in 2008 Economic performance: Inflation may have peaked in the first quarter of 2008
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Country Report Germany May 2008

Highlights

Outlook for 2008-09: Domestic politics

Outlook for 2008-09: International relations

Outlook for 2008-09: Policy trends

Outlook for 2008-09: Fiscal policy

Outlook for 2008-09: Monetary policy

Outlook for 2008-09: International assumptions

Outlook for 2008-09: Economic growth

Outlook for 2008-09: Inflation

Outlook for 2008-09: Exchange rates

Outlook for 2008-09: External sector

Outlook for 2008-09: Forecast summary

The political scene: Coalition is stable and capable of some policy change

The political scene: CDU forms regional coalition with Green Party

The political scene: CDU remains well ahead of SPD in polls

The political scene: Germany gets tough on China, but not too tough

Economic policy: Revenue growth sees further fiscal consolidation

Economic policy: Increase in pensions is higher than originally planned

Economic policy: Demand for minimum wage is lower than expected

Economic policy: One-quarter of the rail operator is to be privatised

Economic policy: G7 to increase co-operation in financial regulation

Economic performance: Growth still slowing, but rebalancing too

Economic performance: Labour market continues to boom in 2008

Economic performance: Inflation may have peaked in the first quarter of 2008

Economic performance: The trade surplus reaches a new record high in 2007

Data and charts: Annual data and forecast

Data and charts: Quarterly data

Data and charts: Monthly data

Data and charts: Annual trends charts

Data and charts: Monthly trends charts

Political structure

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