Tag: shortages
The Professions with the Most Shortages in Turkey Have Been Announced
TÜİK published the “Vacancy Statistics” report for the first quarter of 2024. Thus, the sectors and professions with the highest deficit in Turkey emerged. Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), regarding the…
Manufacturers warn of global lithium shortages
Lithium mine in the Chilean Atacama desert Extraction of the raw material is not growing as fast as the production of electric cars. (Photo: AP) Las Vegas According to lithium…
Storage operators consider gas shortages to be possible in cold winters
Scholz and Habeck defend Rügen LNG plans – Mukran in focus The federal government has defended plans for a liquefied natural gas terminal at the Rügen site. One cannot cope…
Destinations in southern Europe report major staff shortages
Athens, Madrid, Paris, Rome Tourism in southern Europe experienced a strong recovery last year, and this season the number of bookings could be even higher. The desire to travel is…
Federal government wants to alleviate drug shortages
Berlin Important antibiotics, fever syrups and even anti-cancer drugs are always difficult to obtain in pharmacies. More than 460 drugs are currently on the list of the Federal Institute for…
No more sunflower oil shortages caused by the war
Front line at Bachmut A Ukrainian paratrooper from the 80th Air Assault Brigade prepares a 2s1 self-propelled howitzer for shelling Russian positions. (Photo: dpa) Berlin/Munich In the fighting in Ukraine,…
No more sunflower oil shortages caused by the war
sunflower oil According to the oilseed processing industry in Germany (Ovid), the supply of edible oil has normalized despite the ongoing conflict. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Berlin/Munich A good year after the…
Start-up helps with chip shortages and overstocks
Frankfurt The timing was ideal when Noureddine Seddiki started his brokerage firm Sand & Silicon in spring 2021. During the corona pandemic, companies around the world scrambled for the scarce…
Labor shortages: A part-time economy
Almost 40 years ago, the fight for shorter working hours served one goal in particular: the feared massive job cuts should be prevented. The trade unions in the metal and…
Funds decide on measures against drug shortages
Berlin The statutory health insurance companies (GKV) have decided on measures to alleviate the strained supply of children’s medication. The so-called fixed amounts for certain drugs with the active ingredients…
This is how learning gaps and teacher shortages can be combated
Timetable for enrollment Experts call for more instruction in the core subjects German and mathematics. (Photo: IMAGO/Kirchner Media) Berlin According to experts, blatant weaknesses in elementary school children contribute to…
Glencore boss Gary Nagle warns of massive copper shortages by 2030
Zurich According to Glencore CEO Gary Nagle, the world is heading towards a massive copper shortage. This endangers the goal of the world community to limit global warming to 1.5…
Glencore boss Gary Nagle warns of massive copper shortages by 2030
Sought-after copper Global demand for the metal is likely to increase significantly in the coming years. (Photo: dpa) Zurich According to Glencore CEO Gary Nagle, the world is heading towards…
Discrimination against women increases shortages
Educator with daycare children The shortage of skilled workers is particularly great in female-dominated professions. (Photo: dpa) In August, the Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW) published a list of…
Lauterbach and Wieler warn of staff shortages
Karl Lauterbach and Lothar Wieler The corona incidences increase again with the cooler temperatures. (Photo: IMAGO/Jens Schicke) Berlin Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach and the President of the Robert Koch…
Drought in China: Heat triggers power shortages
Riverbed of the Jialing River, a tributary of the Yangtze The landscape of Chongqing, a city of millions that includes the surrounding farmland and steep and scenic mountains, has been…
Immigration solves staff shortages
Installation of a solar system In the skilled trades, the shortage of skilled workers is particularly great at the moment. (Photo: imago/Frank Sorge) Berlin Craftsmen are in short supply, educators…
Farmers fear fertilizer shortages and pesticide bans
Dusseldorf The use of pesticides in the EU is to be reduced by half in the next few years – this is what the plans in the Green Deal of…
Staff shortages at airports will continue for months
Long queues at Frankfurt Airport Airports lack staff. This leads to chaos and canceled flights. (Photo: AP) Frankfurt In April, 6.6 percent fewer people were employed in passenger transport than…
Robotics is booming due to skills shortages and supply chain chaos
Munich Empty shelves and a lack of employees – the new shortage in the economy gives the manufacturers of industrial robots a special boom. 487,000 robots were sold worldwide last…