German corporate bankruptcies hit 20-year high in the first quarter of 2026, while high energy prices could only add to the despair (opens in new tab)

Germany has not seen corporate bankruptcies reach this high since 2005 in yet another worrying sign for Europe’s largest economy, according to the Leibniz Institute for Economic Research Halle (IWH). Construction and retail are coming under increasing pressure in Germany, while the IWH is warning of persistently high insolvency figures in the future as well. […]