Tag: Middle class
This is how the Kanne Group saved itself from the Corona crisis
Dusseldorf The small village of Heede is right on the German-Dutch border. In the village there is an apiary, a farm butcher and a small grocer. The head office of…
DIHK demands adjustment of the loss offsetting of companies
Peter Adrian The DIHK President calls for further relief for companies. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Delivery bottlenecks, high energy prices and economic sanctions against Russia – four out of five German…
Reform instead of reform
Chancellor Olaf Scholz Scholz presented the corporate tax reform when he was still the federal finance minister. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Olaf Scholz (SPD) was full of praise for himself. The…
Four out of five companies increase prices
Metal processing company Four out of five companies expect to have to raise their prices. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Russia’s war against Ukraine is hitting German medium-sized companies hard. This is…
“Don’t stop when the war is over”
Dusseldorf Entrepreneur Willi Prettl has been working as an honorary consul for Ukraine for almost three years. Since the beginning of the war, however, he has suddenly become a contact…
Federal government agrees on aid package for companies
Christian Lindner (left), Robert Habeck (right) The finance and economics ministers will present aid for companies affected by the consequences of the Ukraine war. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The federal government…
Federal government agrees on aid package for companies
Finance Minister Christian Lindner (l.), Economics Minister Robert Habeck (r.) Berlin The federal government has agreed on an aid package for companies suffering from the consequences of the Ukraine war…
Withdrawal from the Russian market with the sale of a plant
dr Oetker dr Oetker withdraws completely from Russia and gives up his work completely. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The food manufacturer Dr. Oetker withdraws completely from Russia. The family business from…
Federal government agrees on aid package for companies
Bundestag Business associations had asked the federal government to provide targeted help. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Companies in Germany suffering from the economic consequences of the Ukraine war receive state aid.…
Lutz Goebel becomes chairman of the National Regulatory Control Council
Lutz Gobel The 67-year-old is currently preparing to hand over the company to his daughter so that he can then concentrate fully on Johannes Ludewig’s successor on the Regulatory Control…
How companies deal with the energy price shock
Dusseldorf Entrepreneur Michael R. wishes he could turn back time. His company in northern Bavaria is part of the energy-intensive industry and needs large quantities of gas for the smelting…
When the AI tells the baker how many rolls to bake
Cologne It works well with buns. But how many cakes will be sold tomorrow? That’s where it gets trickier. Jan Philipp Gresens has learned this about his artificial intelligence in…
This is what happens to German companies in Ukraine
Dusseldorf The plant is in the middle of a war zone. Where Knauf was still producing plasterboard three weeks ago, the halls are now deserted. With the Russian invasion of…
The Germans are hoarding again – why prices in supermarkets continue to rise
Dusseldorf Where else the bottles with sunflower oil are, there is a gaping emptiness on the shelves of Edeka in Duisburg-Huckingen. Other retailers such as Aldi Süd have already limited…
Ukraine war – withdrawal from Russia business
Dusseldorf The Russian invasion of Ukraine overshadows the restart of Sennheiser. The audio specialist has withdrawn from the Russian business. “Corporate responsibility must not be limited to words, but must…
Deutsche Leasing stops new business in Russia
Savings bank subsidiary Deutsche Leasing In the past financial year, new business in Russia accounted for one percent of all new business. (Photo: Deutsche Leasing) Frankfurt The savings bank subsidiary…
What medium-sized companies have to pay for robots
Mladen Milicevic and Kevin Freise On their Unchained Robotics platform, the founders broker cobots to smaller companies. Munich The market is confusing for medium-sized companies who want to buy their…
Industry calls for state aid because of high energy costs
chemicals, textiles and steel Many companies from energy-intensive industries fear for their business model. (Photo: dpa/Getty Images (M)) Dusseldorf The dramatic increase in energy prices as a result of the…
Industry calls for state aid because of high energy costs
chemicals, textiles and steel Many companies from energy-intensive industries fear for their business model. (Photo: dpa/Getty Images (M)) Dusseldorf The dramatic increase in energy prices as a result of the…
Many companies find themselves heavily burdened by data protection
EU data protection rules In Germany, many of the data protection regulations already applied before the GDPR. In essence, it is about better protecting consumers in particular. (Photo: dpa) Berlin…