(ANSA) - BELGRADE, JAN 28 - The Bdi, the German Confederation of Industry, presented its forecasts today, which are not optimistic: for 2025, GDP is expected to fall by 0.1%, in contrast to the eurozone average of 1.1% and the rest of the world's growth of 3.2%. President Peter Leibinger, who was elected earlier this year, was harsh when he presented the data today in Berlin: "The economic situation in Germany is critical: the atmosphere is terrible, and it is not just gossip or pessimism." Above all, these critical issues are not solely caused by the pandemic or the war in Ukraine. For Leibinger, there are internal problems: "For too long, German governments have postponed important reforms, limited investments, and restricted themselves to the status quo." (ANSA).