Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier (CDU) assumes that the German economy will recover quickly after the end of the Corona pandemic. The situation is robust, he said, adding that the recovery will accelerate from the middle of the second quarter. Altmaier expects growth of more than 3 percent for this year. The Institute for Employment Research (IAB) had recently announced that the companies had meanwhile assessed the situation as a more positive one, and had taken on more employees.