Tag: OECD
Asia’s emerging markets are holding their ground against the global downtrend
Bangkok Economic growth is slowing worldwide, only in Asia is the trend pointing in the opposite direction: Despite problems in the export business, the continent’s emerging countries can expect a…
This is how the country has benefited from Macron’s reform agenda
Paris More than a million people on the streets, more than 400 injured police officers, burning barricades: the protests against Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform are becoming increasingly intense. A state…
Lindner and Stark-Watzinger want to improve financial knowledge
Woman withdraws money in Berlin The financial knowledge of the Germans is bad. This is an important building block for financial advancement. (Photo: EyeEm/Getty Images) Berlin The Federal Minister of…
Economic experts expect 0.2 percent growth in 2023
Duisburg container port For 2023, economists expect at most a low GDP growth for Germany. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In an international comparison, Germany continues to fall behind in terms of…
Economic experts expect 0.2 percent growth in 2023
Berlin In an international comparison, Germany continues to fall behind in terms of economic prospects. The economists only expect growth of 0.2 percent for 2023, as they announced on Wednesday.…
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…
British Finance Minister Hunt wants to create growth – and denies Brexit consequences
London Budget Day is a major political event in Great Britain. The House of Commons is so packed that many MPs have to stand to hear Treasury Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s…
Why Germany urgently needs to do something about obesity
Global trends Handelsblatt author Thomas Hanke analyzes interesting data and trends from all over the world in the column. (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy) A heart for unhealthy nutrition? The FDP is…
Earthquake, inflation, weak exports – the Turkish economy is reeling
Clean up after the earthquake Supply chains are also destroyed, production is slowed down. (Photo: dpa) Istanbul The earthquake triggered a humanitarian catastrophe – and it shook the Turkish economy.…
Raising the minimum wage has given low earners a significant boost in purchasing power
Berlin The sharp increase in the statutory minimum wage to twelve euros has significantly increased purchasing power in the low-wage sector in Germany, despite the high rates of price increases.…
Germany is not very attractive as a location for foreign academics, entrepreneurs and founders
Berlin In the international competition for top talent, Germany has lost some of its attractiveness for the labor market. Other countries are much more interesting for academics, entrepreneurs and founders…
How the West Secures Critical Minerals
Ursula von der Leyen and Justin Trudeau During her trip to the USA and Canada, the security of raw materials is high on the agenda for the EU Commission President.…
Russian attacks at Bakhmut continue
Bachmut The city has been at the center of the heaviest fighting for weeks. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian armed forces have the situation on…
Russian attacks at Bakhmut continue
Bachmut The city has been at the center of the heaviest fighting for weeks. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian armed forces have the situation on…
Why the EU is not able to decouple from China
Chinese President Xi Jinping at a video summit with EU officials The European countries are trying to make themselves independent of the People’s Republic. (Photo: dpa) Finally growing up: Six…
Deaths and injuries from Russian shelling
Soldier in Bakhmut Russian forces have made progress in encircling Bakhmut, according to Ukrainian military analyst Oleh Zhdanov. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has emphatically spoken out in…
The SPD is going astray in terms of tax policy
Saskia Esken and Kevin Kuehnert The SPD chairwoman and her general secretary are calling for more taxes for higher incomes. (Photo: imago images/Future Image) Berlin As if in a continuous…
No role model for Ukraine
Reconstruction Ukraine The 1948 reconstruction program is regarded as the blueprint for post-war Ukraine because it acted as an “igniter” for the reconstruction of Western Europe. (Photo: Getty Images, dpa,…
6 major injustices for taxpayers in Germany
wealth in Germany Wealthy by will: Expensive real estate in particular makes heirs rich. (Photo: plainpicture/Alexander Sommer) Berlin Right at the beginning of the year, a tax dispute is brewing…
The 6 biggest tax injustices
Real estate in Hamburg Almost everywhere in Germany, the taxes for real estate buyers have risen, sometimes sharply. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Right at the beginning of the year, a tax…