Tag: Economic growth
Tax revenue increases slightly in July – economy stagnates
Supermarket Many consumers are currently shopping less. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The federal and state tax revenues increased by a minimal 0.3 percent to 60 billion euros compared to the previous…
Energy from Nigeria: Trans-Saharan Pipeline could help Europe
Workers on a Shell offshore platform Nigeria could massively increase its gas exports to Europe. But the conditions for this still have to be created. (Photo: AP) Lagos Diplomatic efforts…
Why Britain is the Sick Man of Europe
Union Jacks According to the latest forecast by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), economic growth in Great Britain will come to a standstill in the coming year.…
Erdogan lowers interest rates through the back door
Istanbul A year ago, anyone who wanted to fill up their VW Passat in Turkey had to pay around 300 lira. It is now 1200 lira. The prices at the…
“Never trading with Russia again is strategic nonsense”
Dusseldorf In view of the war in Ukraine, Ifo President Clemens Fuest advocates a thorough analysis of German foreign trade relations from a geopolitical perspective. However, he warns politicians against…
Ukraine’s economic output will almost halve in 2022
Washington According to estimates by the World Bank, Ukraine’s economic output will almost halve this year as a result of the Russian war of aggression. According to the World Bank…
Heil anticipates growth of 1.4 to 1.5 percent
Hubertus Heil The Federal Ministry of Labor has revised its economic forecast downwards. (Photo: IMAGO/Frank Ossenbrink) Berlin The German government believes that the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and…
Heil anticipates growth of 1.4 to 1.5 percent
Hubertus Heil The Federal Ministry of Labor has revised its economic forecast downwards. (Photo: IMAGO/Frank Ossenbrink) Berlin The German government believes that the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and…
Savings banks are asking the ECB to change course
Helmut Schleweis The savings bank president fears higher inflation in the longer term. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The Savings Banks expect inflation to remain high. In clear words, Sparkasse President Helmut…
A shortage of skilled workers is the number 1 brake on growth
Modernization is the battle cry of the federal government. The country should become more innovative, the administration more digital, the power supply greener, and the entire industry more sustainable. And…
A shortage of skilled workers is the number 1 brake on growth
Modernization is the battle cry of the federal government. The country should become more innovative, the administration more digital, the power supply greener, and the entire industry more sustainable. And…
France’s fastest-growing economy in 50 years
shopping spree France relaxes the corona measures and strengthens the economy. (Photo: dpa) Paris In 2021, France recorded the strongest economic growth in half a century. The economy picked up…
Gross domestic product: German economy is shrinking
Berlin The German economy is weakening again: economic output fell in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to figures published by the Federal Statistical Office this Friday. Gross domestic product…
China’s economy grows much more slowly in the fourth quarter – consumption collapses
Qingdao container terminal China’s economy has grown strongly over the year. (Photo: dpa) Beijing China’s economy grew more slowly in the fourth quarter of 2021. The second largest economy in…
China’s economy is growing by 8.1 percent – but the momentum is fading
Qingdao container terminal China’s economy has grown strongly over the year. (Photo: dpa) Beijing According to official figures, China’s economy grew by 8.1 percent in the past year. However, as…
The deputy editor-in-chief’s weekly review
Good morning dear readers,the world is facing a tech revolution. We will see more technological advances in the next few years than in the past hundred. This already rapid development…
The deputy editor-in-chief’s weekly review
Good morning dear readers,the world is facing a tech revolution. We will see more technological advances in the next few years than in the past hundred. This already rapid development…
Farewell to growth – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
Good morning dear readers, it becomes increasingly clear: The corona pandemic marks a break in the economic era in Germany. The recession of 2020 and the sluggish recovery that we…
The biggest profit makers and the most promising industries
Despite several lockdowns, a lack of chips and high inflation rates, DAX companies have never made as much profit as this year. Now, after a disappointing dividend year in 2020,…
What are the consequences and who would be the winners?
In November, the inflation rate in Germany was 5.2 percent, as high as it was 29 years ago. The OECD is expecting economic growth for the new year, but sees…