According to a report by the China News Service, the German economy is experiencing an unusual wave of corporate bankruptcies. Preliminary data recently released by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany reveals a worrying phenomenon: in July, the number of companies applying for the standard bankruptcy procedure in Germany increased by 23.8% compared with the same period last year. It is worth noting that this year - on - year growth rate was only 13.9% in June. That is to say, in just one month, the growth rate of corporate bankruptcies increased by nearly 10 percentage points.

The Federal Statistical Office of Germany further pointed out that these preliminary data only include the standard bankruptcy procedure after the first ruling by the bankruptcy court. This means that, in fact, many companies had already faced difficulties before applying for bankruptcy, and this data may be about three months in advance. This also explains why the number of corporate bankruptcies in Germany has been rising continuously since August 2022.

Looking back at the data in May this year, the Federal Statistical Office of Germany released a more specific figure: local German courts reported that 1,478 companies applied for bankruptcy in May, an increase of 19% compared with the same period last year. The impact of these bankrupt companies on the German economy is huge, and the amount of creditor claims determined by local courts reached nearly 4 billion euros. Compared with May last year, this value has almost doubled.

What these data reflect is the challenges faced by German companies in the complex global economic environment. The increase in the number of bankruptcies and the sharp rise in the amount of creditor claims both indicate that the economic pressure faced by German companies is increasing. For the German government and relevant departments, how to balance the relationship between economic growth and the healthy development of enterprises and ensure that enterprises receive sufficient support and protection will be an important issue in the coming period.