German Finance Minister: We Are Not in Iran War, but Its Effects Are Clear

Bangla Press Desk:   Although Germany is not involved in ​the Iran war, the country ‌is feeling its economic impact directly, German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil ​said on Wednesday.

Asked about the ​government’s forecasts which will be ⁠presented next week, Klingbeil said ​they are in preparation and ​he could not comment on it.

“But what we can already see now is ​that this war is also ​harming us in Germany in terms of ‌economic ⁠growth,” he said in Washington on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund spring meetings.

The ​IMF cut Germany’s ​growth ⁠forecasts for this year and next on Tuesday, ​projecting growth rates of ​0.8% ⁠in 2026 and 1.2% in 2027, down 0.3 percentage points from ⁠its ​previous forecasts for ​both years.