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Event Announcement Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility

DIHK Conference on International Climate Policy

  • 08.12.2026
  • Tagungswerk Berlin
    Lindenstraße 85
    10969 Berlin Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Event Announcement International Trade and Market Access

19th Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business in Seoul

  • 29.10.2026 - 31.10.2026
  • Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas
    Teheran-ro, 521
    Gangnam District
    Seoul Südkorea
Mehrere Laptops auf einem Tisch mit Händen von oben, eingeblendet verschiedene statistische Grafiken
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Surveys and Figures Economic and Fiscal Policy

Figures and Facts

How are economic growth, employment, unemployment, and inflation evolving? The German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) provides you here with the key economic indicators and forecasts as well as data on foreign trade by country.

Reaktion von Volker Treier
© DIHK / Werner Schuering
Reaction Economic and Fiscal Policy

A Self-Sustaining Economic Recovery Requires More Than Debt and Exports

DIHK Head of Foreign Trade Volker Treier on the Preliminary GDP Figures for Q3 2026

Date of publication 30.10.2026
Press Release International Trade and Market Access

Deepening the Economic Partnership Between the EU and Canada

The DIHK calls for closer cooperation in trade, raw materials, and economic security — Better utilisation of CETA's potential

Date of publication 29.10.2026
Porträtfoto Volker Treier
© DIHK / Werner Schuering
Reaction Economic and Fiscal Policy

Interest Rate Pause is Understandable

Chief Analyst of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), Volker Treier, on the October 2026 European Central Bank's Interest Rate Decision

Date of publication 29.10.2026
Stimmungsindex statisch JB 2026
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Surveys and Figures Economic and Fiscal Policy

The sentiment in the German economy in early summer 2026 at a glance.

How are businesses doing, and are they looking towards the future with optimism or pessimism? The DIHK sentiment index visualises the current situation and assessment. With a value of 88.1, it has plunged deep into negative territory again in early summer 2026.

Reaktion von Volker Treier
© DIHK / Werner Schuering
Reaction International Trade and Market Access

Growing Optimism and Increasing Investment Willingness of German Companies in the Asian Region

Statement by DIHK Head of Foreign Traade Volker Treier on the Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business in Seoul

Date of publication 28.10.2026
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In Focus International Trade and Market Access

Dos and Don'ts for De-Risking Economic Relations with China

Increasing competitive pressure and sensitive import dependencies weigh on Germany's economic relations with its most important trading partner, China. Instead of a broad disengagement, the DIHK recommends a targeted reduction of strategic risks.

Containerschiff auf See
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China De-risking: German Chamber of Commerce and Industry Recommends Strategic Diversification

How can German companies mitigate strategic risks in their dealings with China without giving up the important market? In a position paper, the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) demonstrates how politics can support these efforts while simultaneously strengthening competitiveness...

Press Release International Trade and Market Access

Reducing Dependencies on China: The DIHK Focuses on Diversification Instead of New Requirements

New recommendations from the IHK organisation: China is Germany's most important supplier with €171 billion worth of imports – companies call for better conditions for resilient supply chains.

Date of publication 25.10.2026
Business Law and Regulation

Drivers of Hazardous Goods

Anyone transporting hazardous goods by road must pass an examination. The IHK conducts this examination and then issues the so-called ADR licence. Here you will find the sample statute. The training schedules for drivers of hazardous goods, valid until the end of 2026, are available for...

Helena Melnikov_Reaktion
© DIHK / Trang Vu
Reaction Economic and Fiscal Policy

Tax revenue forecast offers no reason for all-clear

Helena Melnikov on the results of October 2026

Date of publication 22.10.2026
DIHK-Bereichsleiter Rainer Kambeck mit Mikrofon
© DIHK / Nils Hasenau
DIHK in the Media (Selection) International Trade and Market Access

Tax Revenue Growth Evaluation

The latest tax forecast promises higher state revenues than anticipated in the spring. Rainer Kambeck, Head of the Economic and Financial Policy Department at the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK), emphasized in a WDR radio interview the importance of setting the right priorities in...

Press Release Infrastructure

Bringing Germany’s Pace to the Streets – Removing Existing Barriers

DIHK on the Transport Ministers' Conference on 21 and 22 October in Hohenschwangau and three years of the Acceleration Pact: Noticeable successes but much untapped potential

Date of publication 21.10.2026