Tag: Ifo Institute
When it comes to investments, Germany brings up the rear – and will probably remain so for years to come
Excavation work near Magdeburg Intel’s new chip factory is to be built on the site, in which the US group is investing 33 billion euros. (Photo: Getty Images; Per-Anders Pettersson)…
Industry reports surprisingly strongest incoming orders since 2020
Manufacture of printing machines Industry reports a significant increase in orders for May. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In May, German industry recorded the strongest increase in orders for almost three years.…
Economy: German exports are surprisingly falling
cars German exports to the USA fell by 3.6 percent. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The weakening demand for German export goods threatens to prolong the recession in Germany. German exports surprisingly…
Savings banks see stabilization in construction financing
New build apartments in Berlin The interest rate turnaround by the European Central Bank brought the banks a slump in the construction financing business. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt After the clear…
Unemployment rises slightly – number of employed people falls for the first time in ten months
Employee in a car factory The number of people in employment has fallen for the first time in ten months. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The number of unemployed rose slightly in…
The number of people in employment falls for the first time in ten months
Employee in a car factory The number of people in employment has fallen for the first time in ten months. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In May, the number of people in…
The family entrepreneurs fear the flat tax reform
Berlin Carsten Linnemann has a few laughs on his side. “Thank you for the nice reception – despite the debates about our new basic program,” said the head of the…
How far will prices fall?
Real estate market 2023 The boom on the German real estate market is over – but how will the market develop in 2023? First it was material shortages, now it’s…
Real estate market 2023: interest rates, prices, opportunities
Houses The boom on the German real estate market is over – but how will the market develop in 2023? First it was material shortages, now it’s high interest rates…
This is how the real estate market will tick in 2023
Houses The boom on the German real estate market is over – but how will the market develop in 2023? First it was material shortages, now it’s high interest rates…
Manufacturers resist trade
butter Consumers have to pay less money for butter again than before the war broke out in Ukraine. Other products are likely to remain expensive. (Photo: Sorin Gheorghita/Unsplash) Dusseldorf The…
Manufacturers resist trade
butter Consumers have to pay less money for butter again than before the war broke out in Ukraine. Other products are likely to remain expensive. (Photo: Sorin Gheorghita/Unsplash) Dusseldorf The…
Economists expect the willingness to hire people to decline and unemployment to rise
empty office Even the service providers, who have been building up staff for a long time, were more cautious when it came to hiring. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Berlin The weak economic…
Retailers focus on top locations
shopping street The inner cities in Germany are facing major challenges. The prime locations are the most attractive for shopping. (Photo: Imago Images / Arnulf Hettrich) Why go downtown when…
Germany’s economy has slipped into recession – these are the reasons
Berlin The German economy slipped into a recession in the winter. From January to March, gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 0.3 percent compared to the previous quarter. This was…
Significant mood dampener for German exporters
mechanical engineering In March, new business in German industry collapsed more than it had since the peak of the corona crisis. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The mood in the German export…
German economy slides into recession
Berlin The German economy slipped into a recession in the winter. Gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 0.3 percent in the first quarter compared to the previous quarter. This was…
German economy slides into recession
freight trains The federal government expects GDP growth of 0.4 percent for the current year as a whole. (Photo: IMAGO/Jochen Tack) Berlin The German economy slipped into a recession due…
SAP is appealing to employees to be more present again
office building Many companies want to bring their employees back to the office more often. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf At SAP, there has long been a promise of flexibility: the 110,000…
“I think the term ‘greed inflation’ is nonsense”
Dusseldorf The Ifo business climate index, which is considered the most important leading indicator for economic development in Germany, fell to 91.7 points in May. In the previous month it…