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The president of the Federation of German Industries (BDI), Siegfried Russwurm, urged the country’s government to take decisive action to boost economic growth. Russwurm, speaking at the Industry Conference 2024 in Berlin, said companies want to invest in Germany and grow their operations in the country but are being hindered by issues including excessive bureaucracy and open questions about future energy policy. Chancellor Olaf Scholz is also set to speak at the gathering in the German capital. Russwurm’s criticism was aimed in part at Scholz’s three-party coalition government of Social Democ…

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