Morning Briefing Plus: Gegen das Gejammer und Gezeter

Dear readers, there have been moments in recent months when the three-man chief editorial team of the Handelsblatt newspaper felt more stressed than usual. These were typically the days when chief editor Sebastian Matthes was away. In Shenzhen, for example, where drones were flying over districts designated as a trial lab. Or in Bangalore, once sleepy town that now supplies India's DeepTech industry with talent.

Or in Boston, where a once obscure industry sector evolved into the world's leading biotech hub. Sebastian has chronicled his impressions in various editorials, and now a whole book has emerged from them: "Inside 2029. How Germany's Economy Will Become World-Class Again." I believe this book comes at a timely moment. Whether the readers are from Saxony-Anhalt, whom I spoke to on election day, or the politicians I sometimes meet in background conversations in Berlin, everyone is tired of the complaints about the inevitable and deep crises.