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The upcoming European Football Championship is not expected to significantly affect the economy, according to Ifo.

The Ifo Institute predicts that the European Football Championship will lead to a rise in revenue for hotels and restaurants in Germany, potentially increasing the country's economic output by 0.1 percent or a billion euros during the second quarter, due to fan spending. However, they do not...

The words "Welcome to Berlin" can be read shortly before sunrise on a display in the fan zone...
The words "Welcome to Berlin" can be read shortly before sunrise on a display in the fan zone (Platz der Republik) against the backdrop of the Reichstag and the television tower.

Munich - the location of the referred subject. - The upcoming European Football Championship is not expected to significantly affect the economy, according to Ifo.

Following the European Championship, experts like Ifo Researcher Gerome Wolf believe that service exports may drop once more and potentially maintain this level. Service exports involve domestic residents offering services to international visitors. This encompasses lodging and expenditures of foreign spectators in Germany.

Commenting on the potential economic impact, Timo Wollmershaeuser, Ifo's leader of economic forecasts, remarked, "From a financial point of view, the influence of such happenings is relatively minor, except for tourism. The World Championship in 2006 suggests this."

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