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RMB/BER Business Confidence Index 2026Q1, press release

Date Uploaded: March 04 2026 12:00


The RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) rose by a further 3 points to 47 in the first quarter of 2026, building on the improvement in the fourth quarter of 2025. The BCI now stands six points above its long-term average and a solid 20 points above the post-COVID low reached in 2023Q2.