A study conducted by the Bundesbank's Research Centre shows that Germany's expansionary fiscal policy had a stimulating effect during the crisis. However, its impact on other countries within the euro area was marginal.

Until the end of 2015, Germany has assumed the presidency of the gatherings of the G7, the seven most advanced industrial countries in the world. During this time, the sessions of the G7 finance ministers and central bank governors will be chaired by Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann and Federal Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble.

The foreign direct investment stocks reached a new peak at year-end 2017. In 2017, Germany’s primary outward foreign direct investment (FDI) grew considerably by €61 billion and reached a new peak of €1,167 billion at the end of that year. In the opposite direction, inward FDI in Germany rose by €32 billion, likewise achieving its highest ever recorded value (€741 billion).

Germany's economy is on a sound upward path, as indicated by the Deutsche Bundesbank's semi-annual economic projection. Domestic demand is the chief driver of the current upswing.