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  • Statement

    18.12.2025

    The ECB's wait-and-see monetary policy is consistent

    Lena Dräger, Research Director of the Monetary Macroeconomics Group at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, comments on the expected decision by…

  • News

    18.12.2025

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    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

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    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

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    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

    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…

  • Statement

    10.12.2025

    Another Fed interest rate cut increases inflation risks

    Lena Dräger, Research Director of the Monetary Macroeconomics Group at the Kiel Institute, comments on the expected decision by the US Federal Reserve…

  • News

    10.12.2025

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    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

    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,…

  • News

    03.11.2025

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    Where the next 100 mio. jobs will be created: Africa leads the way

    The Global Jobs Index provides the first-ever projection of where future jobs will be created. By 2030, the global number of jobs will increase by…

  • Statement

    30.10.2025

    ECB takes a wait-and-see approach

    Lena Dräger, Research Director of the Monetary Macroeconomics Group at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, comments on the European Central…

  • Statement

    29.10.2025

    Interest rate cut sends the wrong signal

    Lena Dräger, Research Director of the Monetary Macroeconomics Group at the Kiel Institute, comments on the expected decision by the US Federal Reserve…

  • News

    22.10.2025

    GREIX Rental Price Index Q3/25: Rents rise only slightly

    Rents in German cities are now rising at the same rate as the general cost of living. Meanwhile, the supply of apartments is low, and they are being…

  • News

    16.10.2025

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    New database brings transparency to Africa’s public debt

    The Kiel Institute for the World Economy presents a major collaborative project: The African Debt Database (ADD)—a globally unique dataset on the…

  • News

    14.10.2025

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    Ukraine Support Tracker: Military aid falls sharply despite new NATO initiative

    Military aid to Ukraine saw a sharp decline in July and August 2025, despite the introduction of NATO’s Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL)…

  • News

    09.10.2025

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    Kiel Institute expands: new Geoeconomics Research Center

    The Kiel Institute is expanding its structures and will soon establish a new Geoeconomics Research Center. This expansion will be accompanied by an…

  • News

    30.09.2025

    Kiel Institute and East Asian Institute, NUS forge new collaboration

    The Kiel Institute for the World Economy and the East Asian Institute at the National University of Singapore (EAI–NUS) plan to work more closely…

  • News

    29.09.2025

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    Europe must invest more to make its supply chains future-proof

    Climate change, the war in Ukraine, and the ongoing effects of the pandemic are putting pressure on Europe’s economy. In response to these challenges,…

  • Joint Economic Forecast 2/2025

    25.09.2025

    Fiscal stimulus masks structural weakness

    The German economy is emerging from the trough and is likely to regain some momentum over the next two years. Following stagnation in the first half…