From the BBC World Service: Ahead of elections in Germany this weekend, we take the temperature of the country’s economy. And we hear from mid-size companies in Germany on what they want from the next government.
BREMEN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 22: Election campaign billboards showing Olaf Scholz, chancellor candidate of the German Social Democrats (SPD), and Armin Laschet, chancellor candidate of the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU), stand ahead of federal parliamentary elections on September 22, 2021 in Bremen, Germany. The Social Democrats are currently leading in polls ahead of elections scheduled for September 26. (Photo by David Hecker/Getty Images)