By chiefly focusing on trying to salvage its industry champions, German policymakers may have overlooked the untapped growth potential of the country’s services sector.
The German economy, once described as Europe’s growth engine, has underperformed euro zone peers since 2018 and faces further pain amid plans by car giant Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) to shut factories at home.
Adding to such woes, Germany’s governing coalition collapsed on November 6 after Chancellor Olaf