Germany Weighs Debt Brake Exemption to Boost Raw Materials Fund

Germany is considering exempting funds for a planned raw-materials fund from the country’s debt restrictions, a move that could provide additional financial leeway to diversify critical supplies more broadly.

“We haven’t decided yet, but we know that we need money for that,” German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil told Bloomberg Television on Friday at the Munich Security Conference. “We know that it’s not good for our industry, but also not good for our security if we are vulnerable in the question of critical materials and supply chains,” he said.