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May 2007.\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              File &#8211; A technican welds a streetlamp in a production hall of the Hess Lichttechnik firm in Loebau, eastern Germany, Friday,  25 May 2007.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo\/Matthias Rietschel<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0AP Photo\/Matthias Rietschel\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspDoloresz Katanich\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1776774415\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-04-21 14:26:55 +02:00\">21\/04\/2026 &#8211; 14:26 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-partage-commentaire-share\"><span>Share<\/span><\/span><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup-overlay js-c-article-partage-commentaire-popup-overlay u-display-none\">\n<div id=\"js-c-article-partage-commentaire-popup\" class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup js-c-article-partage-commentaire-popup\">\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup__header u-display-flex\"><span>Share<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/icon-close.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" 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class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The ZEW index dropped 16.7 points in April to -17.2, according to a new survey by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), based on responses from 192 analysts polled last week about their outlook for the next six months. <\/p>\n<p>It is the second consecutive monthly decline, following a sharp fall in March.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Economic expectations are slipping into negative territory,&#8221; said ZEW president Achim Wambach. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The economic consequences of the Iran war for the German economy go far beyond price increases. Businesses are concerned about long-term shortages of energy supply, and this discourages investment and weakens the effect of government stimuli.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Some industries were hit harder than others. <\/p>\n<p>Expectations dropped sharply in chemicals and pharmaceuticals, and even more in steel and metal production. <\/p>\n<p>The car sector remained largely stable, but was still deep in the negative territory, while economic expectations for the construction industry have just turned slightly negative.<\/p>\n<p>The prospects of the bank sector, insurance companies, information technologies and utilities increased at the same time, according to the survey.<\/p>\n<p>Across the eurozone, overall economic expectations also declined. The index fell to -20.4 points in April, down 11.9 points from March.<\/p>\n<p>Assessments of the current economic situation also worsened. 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Kennedy International Airport in New York. \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Businesses start claiming refunds on Trump&#8217;s &#8216;unlawful&#8217; tariffs<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2886836-pos1-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2886836\" data-cid=\"9725051\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Which European countries will be the richest by 2030?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2887743-pos2-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2887743\" data-cid=\"9729373\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Tim Cook names successor as he steps down as Apple CEO<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2887491-pos3-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2887491\" data-cid=\"9728083\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Egypt\u2013Italy Ro-Ro link gains traction connecting Europe and Gulf trade<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2887450-pos4-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-related the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2887450\" data-cid=\"9727813\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Oil prices climb as US-Iran stand-off keeps Strait of Hormuz in limbo<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2886238-pos5-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2886238\" data-cid=\"9722198\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Zara owner Amancio Ortega becomes the world&#8217;s biggest property tycoon<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">German economic expectations have fallen to their lowest level in three and a half years, as the Iran war weighs on businesses across Europe.The ZEW index dropped 16.7 points in April to -17.2, according to a new survey by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), based on responses from 192 analysts polled last week about their outlook for the next six months.It is the second consecutive monthly decline, following a sharp fall in March.&#8221;Economic expectations are slipping into negative territory,&#8221; said ZEW president Achim Wambach.&#8221;The economic consequences of the Iran war for the German economy go far beyond price increases. 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