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This recovery is likely to continue this year and next, although it will be dampened by the sharp rise in crude oil and natural gas prices following the outbreak of the war in Iran. To take appropriate account of the high level of uncertainty regarding the future course of energy prices, two scenarios for the possible future development of the German and international economies were considered for this forecast. Whilst the de-escalation scenario anticipates a swift end to the conflict and only temporary rises in crude oil and natural gas prices, the escalation scenario assumes a significantly longer conflict with a sharper and more persistent rise in energy prices. In the de-escalation scenario, price-adjusted gross domestic product is expected to grow by 0.8 percent this year and by 1.2 percent next year. This is in line with the ifo economic forecast from winter 2025. 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