IWH

What IWH does

IWH (Halle Institute for Economic Research / Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle) is a German economic research institute and one of the country's five leading macroeconomic forecasting bodies, operating alongside RWI, Ifo, IfW, and DIW. The institute's core deliverables are macroeconomic analysis outputs: economic growth forecasts for Germany (covering periods including 2026 and 2027), inflation outlook modeling, structural reform evaluation, and corporate bankruptcy trend assessment, produced under the direction of Reinhard Gropp.

IWH operates on a non-commercial, government-related funding model rather than a paid product or SaaS offering, and does not employ commercial marketing channels. Research dissemination occurs through official forecast presentations in Berlin, peer-reviewed publications, and media engagement. The institute is structurally embedded in a consortium of five German economic institutes that jointly produce macroeconomic forecasts used as official inputs for government economic planning, including tax revenue projections used in fiscal policy formulation.

Its primary stakeholder segment is German government policymakers and economic planners, whose pain points—need for credible growth forecasts, inflation outlook, and policy-relevant economic research—IWH addresses through consortium-produced forecasts. The firmographics block in the supplied data describes an unrelated Italian software entity; the analytical profile here is grounded in the consistent and dominant body of evidence describing the Halle Institute.

Name

IWH

Legal name

Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH)

Website

https://internetwork.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IWH (Halle Institute for Economic Research) is a German government-affiliated economic research institute that produces macroeconomic forecasts, inflation outlooks, and policy research, operating as one of five leading economic institutes feeding German government planning and tax revenue projections.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Terni

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Core offering

IWH is a software company that provides system integration, software as a service (SaaS), and application services. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Terni, Italy, the firm operates with 11-50 employees and serves business clients through its online presence at internetwork.it.

Product overview

IWH (Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle / Halle Institute for Economic Research) is a German economic research institute that conducts economic analysis, forecasting, and policy research. It is one of Germany's five leading economic institutes (alongside RWI, Ifo, IfW, and DIW). IWH produces economic forecasts for Germany, provides analysis on macroeconomic trends, and contributes to government economic planning through tax revenue projections. The sources do not describe a commercial technology product or software offering.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RWI (RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2026IWH collaborates with RWI as part of a consortium of five German economic institutes that jointly develop economic forecasts for Germany. The five institutes collectively produce forecasts covering economic growth and inflation that serve as official inputs for government economic planning.
• Ifo Institute (Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2026Ifo Institute works jointly with IWH as part of a consortium of five German economic institutes that collaboratively develop economic forecasts. The consortium provides key economic intelligence including growth projections and inflation outlook for government policy use.
• IfW Kiel (Kiel Institute for the World Economy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2026IfW Kiel participates in the joint forecasting consortium with IWH and other German economic institutes. Together they produce macroeconomic forecasts including growth and inflation projections used in government planning.
• DIW Berlin (German Institute for Economic Research)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 March 2026DIW Berlin collaborates with IWH as one of Germany's five leading economic institutes in producing joint economic forecasts. The consortium's work provides official forecasts used by the German government for economic planning and tax revenue projections.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Engineering Group: Major Italian IT services and system integration firm covering software development, application services, and digital transformation for Italian and European clients — directly comparable business model and customer base.
• Reply: Italian-headquartered digital services and system integration group serving European enterprises across cloud, application, and integration work — the closest large-cap listed analogue to IWH's stated mix of integration, SaaS, and application services.
• Lutech: Italian mid-market system integrator and managed services provider offering cloud, application, and integration services — closest headcount-tier and business-model comparable to IWH in the Italian market.
• Tinexta: Italian digital trust, cyber, and IT services group with a portfolio that includes application development, system integration, and SaaS-adjacent services for Italian enterprises and the public sector.
• Minsait: Indra-owned IT services and digital transformation firm providing system integration, SaaS, and application services primarily across Southern Europe and Latin America — comparable operating model and mix.

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte (Italy): Big Four advisory and technology integrator with strong Italian presence delivering systems integration, SaaS implementation, and application services to large Italian corporates.
• Accenture: World's largest IT services and systems integration firm with deep Italian enterprise and public-sector footprint; represents the upper bound of the competitive set IWH faces for transformation work.
• Capgemini: Global IT services and system integration incumbent with a significant Italian delivery presence; competes for the same enterprise integration and application services RFPs as IWH but at vastly larger scale.
• IBM Consulting (Italy): IBM's global consulting and systems integration arm competes for hybrid cloud, application, and integration work in Italy; the relevant incumbent benchmark for integration-led revenue mix.
• NTT Data: Global IT services and system integration provider with Italian operations focused on enterprise application and integration work; competes with IWH for mid-to-large Italian engagements.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/IwhSrl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iwh-srl

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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