May.25 — Christopher Dembik, global head of macroeconomic research at Saxo Bank, discusses the outlook for Germany’s economy, which shrank the most in more than a decade in the first quarter, and the government’s policies. He speaks with Manus Cranny on “Bloomberg Markets: European Open.”
In This Story: Germany
Germany is a federal parliamentary republic led by a chancellor. With over 83 million inhabitants of its 16 constituent states, it is the second-most populous country in Europe after Russia, as well as the most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Berlin, and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr.