Tag: German
The German economy is facing an efficiency revolution
Dusseldorf Just this week, the figures showed just how serious the situation is: Since the Second World War, statisticians have been measuring the so-called producer prices, which reflect the average…
The German economy and Putin’s war
Will the German economic model survive President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine and the halt to Russian gas supplies without total loss? A look back at recent economic history helps…
The German economy is threatened with de-industrialization
steel production Experts expect that the rapid loss of competitiveness could permanently change the German economy. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Due to the high energy prices and the looming recession, German…
The German economy is threatened with de-industrialization
steel production Experts expect that the rapid loss of competitiveness could permanently change the German economy. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Due to the high energy prices and the looming recession, German…
German investments in China are stagnating
Beijing The level of foreign investment in China is a highly political issue. New records are being reported in the People’s Republic to prove that the country – despite all…
Bundesbank expects recession and double-digit inflation – German banks well prepared for an interest rate shock
Joachim Nagel, President of the Bundesbank In its monthly report, the Bundesbank ventures a gloomy outlook for the future. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Because of the energy crisis, the Bundesbank is…
Why many German tenants have to stay for the time being
Detached house in North Rhine-Westphalia Financing your own house is becoming increasingly difficult for many Germans. (Photo: IMAGO/teamwork) Frankfurt Owning a house with a garden – according to opinion polls,…
Bundesbank expects recession and double-digit inflation – German banks well prepared for an interest rate shock
Joachim Nagel, President of the Bundesbank In its monthly report, the Bundesbank ventures a gloomy outlook for the future. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Because of the energy crisis, the Bundesbank is…
German industry registers more orders – despite the looming recession
Industry Open orders from Germany increased in July by 0.3 percent compared to the previous month, those from abroad by 0.8 percent. (Photo: imago images/Rupert Oberhäuser) Berlin Despite the looming…
New battery strategy alarms German politicians
The chairman of the EU Parliament’s powerful trade committee, Bernd Lange (SPD), sees this as a “typical example” of the USA giving priority to its own interests and “offending its…
German companies continue to invest in China
Berlin Despite warnings about over-dependence on China, German corporations continue to invest heavily in the world’s second largest economy. The investments are concentrated in particular on large companies, above all…
Large German companies continue to invest heavily in China
Berlin Investments by European companies in China are massively concentrated in a few corporations. The top 10 European investors in the second largest economy in the world accounted for almost…
How Switzerland fuels the German repository debate
nuclear waste Low-level and medium-level radioactive nuclear waste in the Morsleben repository: A repository for high-level radioactive waste is still being sought in Germany. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Switzerland’s decision to…
German companies are reassessing their engagement in China
BASF board member Markus Kamieth “We’re seeing an increase in investment risk everywhere,” says Kamieth. (Photo: Uta Wagner for Handelsblatt) Dusseldorf German companies are reviewing their involvement in China, preparing…
How sustainable is the Asian business of the German economy?
As an export nation, Germany is particularly dependent on stable supply chains and secure foreign trade conditions. We will discuss the diversification of sales markets and supply chains as a…
It looks so bad for the German economy
Adam Tooze “Inflation rates that are too low are now just as much a risk for the economy as too high ones.” (Photo: Getty Images) Mr. Tooze, on current occasion:…
How the German bureaucracy is preventing modernization
One of my companies near Heilbronn would like to build a solar system on a 1,600 square meter peripheral area of the company property. Much more would be possible in…
Turkey becomes the vanishing point of German companies
View of the Golden Horn Turkey is becoming logistically more and more important as a hub between the continents. (Photo: Getty Images) Istanbul, Dusseldorf First the supply chains from the…
Swiss nuclear waste repository on the German border: plans cause concern
nuclear waste Switzerland apparently wants to build a repository for nuclear waste. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Switzerland’s plans to build a nuclear waste repository on the border with Germany have met…
No exemptions from sanctions for German investors
Gazprom Many small German investors hold shares in the Russian state-owned company, which is subject to western sanctions. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin There are still five weeks left. Small investors with…