Vol. I · Ration No. 127 October 2026Price: €0.00 (adjusted for inflation)

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How Europe’s Industrial Giant Swapped Cars for Paperwork

The IMF just nearly doubled Germany's growth forecast. In the same year, its car industry employs fewer people than at any point since 2005. So which story is true?

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