High Costs Burden Companies: More and More Insolvencies in Germany

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The balance sheet is disolent: "In January, so many companies have had to close their doors due to insolvency, as it has not been for eleven years," says DIHK. The creditors' claims appear to go into the billions.

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Alice Weidel: Record insolvencies are a warning signal – the Federal Government is intensifying the economic crisis – On the current figures about a renewed rise in [...] The article Alice Weidel: Record insolvencies are a warning signal – the Federal Government is intensifying the economic crisis first published on Mittelrhein-Dageblatt Deutsches Tageblatt News, Nachrichten & Führer.

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Commenting on the current figures for a renewed increase in corporate insolvencies in Germany, the Federal Spokeswoman for the Alternative for Germany, Alice Weidl, explains: "The increasing number of company bankruptcies reveals the appalling extent to which our country is losing its economic substance: already in January, the number of company bankruptcies rose to 1,919, significantly above the previous year's level.

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In January 2026, German local courts registered 1,919 corporate insolvency applications. As the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) announced on Tuesday, this represents a 4.9 percent increase compared to the same month of the previous year. It should be noted that applications are only included in the statistics after the insolvency court's initial decision. The actual filing date for insolvency is, in many cases, approximately three months …

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In January 2026, German local courts registered 1,919 corporate insolvency applications. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), this represents a 4.9% increase compared to the same month of the previous year. It should be noted that applications are only included in the statistics after the insolvency court's initial decision. In many cases, the actual insolvency application is filed approximately three months prior.