{"id":265200,"date":"2025-07-25T21:05:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T20:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-labor-shortages-could-scupper-germanys-investment-plans-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T21:05:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T20:05:53","slug":"how-labor-shortages-could-scupper-germanys-investment-plans-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-labor-shortages-could-scupper-germanys-investment-plans-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"How labor shortages could scupper Germany&#8217;s investment plans | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/cVLGqyoPg08\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How labor shortages could scupper Germany's investment plans | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cVLGqyoPg08\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Germany is embarking on a massive spending plan. But is it enough to get the country back on track after two years of recession? DW Business speaks with Clemens Fuest, president of the Ifo Research Institute about what reforms are needed to make sure the investment will generate growth and how the public and private sectors need to work together. 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