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German business sentiment rises in August, Ifo survey finds
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on August 25, 2025
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on August 25, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
German business sentiment improved in August, with the Ifo index rising to 89.0, surpassing analyst expectations of 88.6.
BERLIN (Reuters) -German business morale improved unexpectedly in August, a survey showed on Monday.
The Ifo institute said its business climate index increased to 89.0 in August from 88.6 in July.
Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a reading of 88.6.
(Reporting by Miranda Murray, Editing by Friederike Heine)
The Ifo institute reported that German business morale improved unexpectedly in August, with the business climate index rising to 89.0 from 88.6 in July.
Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a reading of 88.6, indicating that the actual increase to 89.0 was above expectations.
The findings of the Ifo survey were reported by Miranda Murray, with editing by Friederike Heine.
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