News 09.04.2026 © stock.adobe.com | mariamontoyart Regional differences: where home buyers must save over 20 years for upfront costs The time required to save for the total upfront cash requirement needed to purchase a residential property varies greatly across German districts. It…
News 08.04.2026 © stock.adobe.com | jamesteoh.art AI ambitions vs. energy reality: Europe faces a strategic gap Europe aims to compete in the global AI race, but rising electricity demand from data centers threatens to outpace current planning, putting climate…
Joint Economic Forecast 1/2026 01.04.2026 Energy price shock dampens recovery – inflation rises Although the leading economic research institutes consider the German economy to be in a recovery phase following a downturn lasting several years,…
News 01.04.2026 GREIX sales price index neighborhoods 2025: Gap between city centers and outskirts widens again Residential real estate prices in major German cities are diverging once again. After prices in central locations declined more sharply in previous…
News 24.03.2026 © Kiel Institute / M. Stefan Leading position: Kiel Institute excels in Leibniz Evaluation The Senate of the Leibniz Association confirms in its evaluation the leading position of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. The report…
News 24.03.2026 © stock.adobe.com | Pavlo Vakhrushev Strait of Hormuz closure triggers global supply shock with disproportionate food security risks The closure of the Strait of Hormuz—a chokepoint just 21 nautical miles wide through which roughly one-fifth of global oil and one-quarter of…
News 19.03.2026 © stock.adobe.com | Artistic Creatives The EU Industrial Accelerator Act: A Call for a more forward-looking strategy The Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) by the European Commission aims to strengthen the resilience and competitiveness of European industry and lower…
News 12.03.2026 © stock.adobe.com | Darbaz Spring Forecast: Energy prices weigh on Germany's sluggish recovery The German economy is gradually gaining momentum. However, the upward forces remain subdued and are temporarily dampened by the most recent spike in…
News 11.03.2026 © stock.adobe.com | Mykola Money alone won’t cut it – it’s time for Europe to spend smart on defense European re-armament has made the region the world’s second-largest defense spender after the US, but it commands only a fraction of the military…
News 13.02.2026 © Adobe Stock | Framestock Europe is spending more on defence than ever before: Time to spend smart Europe is entering an unprecedented phase of defence and security investment, with NATO countries targeting 5 percent of GDP annually by 2035. By…
News 11.02.2026 © stock.adobe.com | Michele Ursi Ukraine support after 4 years of war: Europe steps up Despite the halt of US support, the total volume of aid allocated to Ukraine remained relatively stable in 2025, primarily due to the markedly…
News 05.02.2026 © stock.adobe.com | eyewave STRING: Cross-border cooperation strengthens growth in northern Europe A new study by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy shows that the STRING region along the southwestern Baltic Sea is outperforming its national…
News 05.02.2026 GREIX sales price index Q4 2025: Price momentum slows down At the end of 2025, price growth in the German real estate market experienced a slowdown. Apartment prices decreased slightly, while single-family…
News 27.01.2026 © stock.abobe.com / SKW Trade agreement EU–India could increase bilateral trade by up to 65 percent The European Union and India have agreed on a long-awaited free trade agreement that will link two economic giants accounting for 21.1 percent of…
News 26.01.2026 © stock.adobe.com | irissca AI is transforming job profiles – not employment A new empirical study by the Kiel Institute shows: Artificial intelligence does not destroy jobs, it changes them. Firms with intensive AI use hire…
News 19.01.2026 © stock.adobe.com | Susan Vineyard America's own goal: Americans pay almost entirely for Trump’s tariffs Contrary to US government rhetoric, the cost of US import tariffs are not borne by foreign exporters. Instead, they hit the American economy itself.…
News 19.01.2026 GREIX Rental Price Index Q4 2025: Record share of temporary and furnished listings As of the end of 2025, asking rents in German cities rose faster than general inflation. Compared to the previous quarter, rents increased by an…
News 15.01.2026 © stock.adobe.com | pixelliebe Joint defense bonds strengthen Europe's security for tomorrow Europe should jointly finance next-generation defense technologies. This is significantly more efficient than national solutions, according to a new…
News 18.12.2025 © stock.adobe.com | Parilov Rearming for deterrence and war: First debt, then higher taxes Current NATO rearmament plans could lead to permanently higher taxes in member states, according to a new analysis by the Kiel Institute based on a…
News 17.12.2025 © stock.adobe.com | mariamontoyart GREIX: Equity requirements are hindering the path to homeownership Housing affordability in Germany has declined markedly over the past 40 years. However, the main obstacle is not the monthly burden of interest and…
17.12.2025 © stock.adobe.com | Silga Temporary CO₂ removals can offset methane Nature-based CO₂ removals with temporary effects, such as afforestation, are a key building block for effective climate protection because they can…
News 11.12.2025 © stock.adobe.com / hadkhanong Kiel Institute Winter Forecast 2025: Massive fiscal deficits, moderate growth Germany’s economy has stabilized at a low level. However, 2025 will only show a meager GDP-increase of 0.1, according to the Kiel Institute’s Winter…
News 10.12.2025 © stock.adobe.com | Mike Mareen Ukraine Support Tracker: Europe fails to offset US aid drop New aid allocations in 2025 might drop to their lowest level since the outbreak of the war in 2022. Europe allocated only about EUR 4.2 billion in new…
News 06.11.2025 © stock.adobe.com / nikkimeel GREIX Q3 2025 – market activity nears boom levels Real estate prices in Germany continued to rise in the third quarter of 2025. Prices for apartments and single-family houses increased noticeably,…
