German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) addresses a press conference after he was handed over the Annual Report 2024/2025 of the German Council of Economic Experts, as council members Ulrike Malmendier (2nd L) and Veronika Grimm (2nd R) as well as State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Sven Giegold (R) look on, on November 13, 2024 in Berlin. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)