Tag: Middle class
Why the EU taxonomy worries SMEs
Brussels When does a company operate sustainably? That is the big question that the European Union is trying to answer within the framework of the EU taxonomy. This is a…
Online loan marketplaces want to take market share from banks
Programmer on the laptop Lending platforms automate and accelerate lending. (Photo: dpa) Berlin When the loan negotiations with his house bank dragged on too long, Pascal Schiefer took action. The…
Robots and cargo bikes instead of gasoline and diesel
Munich The challenges facing auto suppliers are currently immense. The raw material and energy prices have risen sharply. Due to the shortage of chips, car manufacturers have shut down production…
Getting fit for the time after the boom
Martin Esslinger Esslinger is to replace the previous number two next to founder Ortlieb, the experienced manager Jürgen Siegwarth. Munich Sold out: Ortlieb panniers were more popular than ever over…
Supply chain problems in world trade are coming to a head
Container port in the UK In the country, a total of 77 percent of companies would have to adapt their supply chains. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to a DIHK survey,…
The EU is losing support from the German economy
Europe column Every week Moritz Koch, head of the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU. Because…
E-Commerce: Hornbach – faster growth than Amazon
Dusseldorf If you want to know which large online shop in Germany grew the fastest in the past year, you shouldn’t look at Amazon. Or the Otto Group. Or the…
Personnel bottlenecks in companies are increasing
mechanical engineering The industry is one of those that is particularly hard hit by the shortage of skilled workers. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to a report by the German Chamber…
This is how managers from outside the family can make a career in family businesses
Dusseldorf They don’t like the term external manager. Managers from outside the family prefer to refer to themselves as “election managers” – just as one speaks of elective relatives whom…
Eggnog manufacturers in the pandemic: Viktoria & William Verpoorten
Bonn Yolk yellow as far as the eye can see. In the Verpoorten headquarters in Bonn, the floor, sofas and even the coffee dishes are the same color as the…
Landlords are thinking of short-time working again
Dusseldorf Half-empty restaurants, rows of canceled Christmas parties: The Enchilada Group, with more than 70 branches nationwide, is already feeling the effects of the new 2G rule on business in…
Rose Bikes boss is supposed to spruce up Peek & Cloppenburg’s own brands
Dusseldorf Marcus Diekmann is sometimes quite extreme in his business principles. “I believe in the principle of the part-time CEO,” says the managing partner of the bicycle retailer Rose Bikes.…
Legal reform necessary: Germany needs fiduciary property
Germany needs a new legal form – a “society with tied assets” (GmgV) – I made this public demand a year ago together with hundreds of entrepreneurs from Michael Otto…
New exchange started in Beijing
Beijing Stock Exchange 81 companies made their debut on the new Beijing Stock Exchange. (Photo: Getty Images (M)) Beijing The new stock exchange in Beijing officially started operations on Monday.…
The middle class is fine, but fear of relegation is widespread
Single-family houses on the outskirts of Leipzig Income inequality in Germany has decreased slightly since 2016. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The incomes of the middle class in Germany developed positively in…
Springy gold amazes the competition
Dusseldorf Material experts, heads of specialist institutes, university professors: everyone shook their heads. Nobody thought that what Georg Wellendorff was up to was possible. The co-owner of the luxury jewelry…
The global economic environment is becoming more uncomfortable
Mannheim container port According to the survey, the companies also see transport problems – in particular due to a lack of containers and freight capacities on ships as well as…
Ekkehard Streletzki is building the tallest house in Berlin
Berlin Next to the makeshift party tent, the construction machines are making a noise this morning, the scene is pervaded by a hum of the diesel generators. That doesn’t change…
“Save the cities, not the department stores”
The truth hurts. But it can be seen every day in so many places, especially after the corona lockdowns: the inner cities are becoming deserted, vacancies are increasing, people only…
What is in store for banks now
Brussels, Frankfurt The European Union is striving for a comprehensive tightening of financial regulation. “It’s about strengthening our banks, making them more resilient and future-oriented,” said the EU Commissioner in…