The boss of Siemens on how to re-energise the German economy

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IS GERMANY FINALLY ready for a reset? That’s the question many asked when a broad centrist coalition recently shattered a long-held fiscal taboo in Europe’s largest economy, embracing debt-funded investment in security, infrastructure and sustainable growth at a scale once unthinkable. It was a clear signal that sparked optimism at home and abroad. But one decision alone cannot undo years of complacency. For too long, Germany had resisted change and relied on a great legacy to continue powering it forwards.