Exclusive-German economic institutes slash 2021 growth forecast to 2.4% -sources By Reuters – Investing.com

  • Date: 13-Oct-2021
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Exclusive-German economic institutes slash 2021 growth forecast to 2.4% -sources By Reuters – Investing.com

By Rene Wagner

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's top economic institutes will on Thursday slash their 2021 growth forecast for Europe's largest economy to 2.4% from 3.7% as global supply bottlenecks hobble its recovery, two people familiar with the decision told Reuters.

The five institutes - the RWI in Essen, the DIW in Berlin, the Ifo in Munich, the IfW in Kiel and Halle's IWH - are due to release their joint forecast amid a series of indicators suggesting that German growth prospects are flagging.