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Where prices are highest in Europe
Young woman is shopping in the supermarket While the prices of goods in the EU internal market have already leveled out, there are still major differences in services. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek)…
Von der Leyen promises a reduction in bureaucracy – but the number of EU rules is growing
Ursula von der Leyen The EU Commission President wants less bureaucracy in the EU. (Photo: AP) Brussels The EU Commission is making a new attempt to reduce bureaucracy. Commission President…
Banks are scrutinizing their customers’ supply chains more closely
Frankfurt banking district Banks are increasingly following geopolitical events. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt For a long time, banks were hardly interested in how companies get their raw materials and intermediate products.…
How affordable housing could be created quickly
building modules Adding storeys, closing gaps or densification can be achieved faster with serial construction than with conventional construction. (Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images) Berlin Prefabricated bathrooms float as a room module…
Germany threatens years of downturn in new banking crisis
Financial district in Frankfurt Should a new banking crisis arise, it would have lasting consequences for the German economy. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Despite the recent unrest in the banking sector,…
How big can the Asia-Pacific Free Trade Agreement get?
Dusseldorf, Tokyo, Bangkok More than half a billion people and almost a sixth of global economic output: This is how large the free trade alliance CPTPP will be when Great…
Ursula von der Leyen wants to restrict European investments in China
Berlin, Brussels EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen is campaigning for state controls on investments by European companies in China. The European Union must prevent the capital and expertise…
Where the greatest dependencies on China are
Volkswagen in China Vehicle builders work in a workshop on a production line from SAIC Volkswagen in Shanghai. (Photo: dpa) Berlin For months now, the federal government has been warning…
Ursula von der Leyen wants to restrict European investments in China
Berlin, Brussels EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen is campaigning for state controls on investments by European companies in China. The European Union must prevent the capital and expertise…
Bulgaria and Romania could overtake Germany in terms of modernization
Exhibition “Germany Digital” Access to administrative services via the Internet does not seem to be progressing in this country. (Photo: dpa) Berlin It is actually the most important promise made…
Which specialists are particularly in demand – the most important facts in six graphics
Trainee from Somalia The federal government wants to facilitate the immigration of skilled workers. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In contrast to many other current projects, the traffic light groups are pulling…
Crisis is when investors believe that crisis is
Financial crises begin in the United States: 2007 by the misuse of securitization technology and the dynamic business model based on it, make loans, sell and forget. In 2023 it…
Strike probably leads to minor economic damage
Berlin The major strike announced by the trade unions on Monday is expected to lead to significant traffic disruptions in Germany. However, the economic damage should be limited. The chief…
Strike probably leads to minor economic damage
Berlin The major strike announced by the trade unions on Monday is expected to lead to significant traffic disruptions in Germany. However, the economic damage should be limited. The chief…
Is confidence returning? This is how the industry looks into the current year
A building is erected in Hanover as the sun rises on the horizon The turnaround in interest rates and high inflation have recently dampened the mood on the real estate…
Why pensioners benefit from being guided by the wage level despite high inflation
Berlin The announced pension increase still falls short of the expected inflation, as the Ministry of Labor admits. Pensions will increase by 4.39 percent in western Germany and 5.86 percent…
German purchasing bosses ignore Berlin’s anti-China policy
Dusseldorf German companies are once again relying more on China for their procurement than they did half a year ago. This is the result of a survey by the purchasing…
Legal opinion: Germany violates climate protection law
Berlin The transport and building sectors are expected to have failed to comply with the upper limits for CO2 emissions set out in the Federal Climate Protection Act for the…
The country lost the economic war long ago
The author Wolfgang Ischinger is a former ambassador to Washington and was head of the Munich Security Conference. (Photo: Klawe Rzezcy) In the book “Jim Button and Luke the Locomotive…
Women in particular are driving the job boom in the pharmaceutical industry
pharmacist Overall, the proportion of women in the pharmaceutical industry is 45 percent. (Photo: DigitalVision/Getty Images) Berlin At the beginning of the week, Andrea Nahles made it clear what she…