Improvements in infrastructure and stable energy supplies have helped Germany gain ground as a top industrial location in the world. According to a new study, it now takes fifth place in global rankings. Germanyedged closer...
The majority of Germans still prefer using cash over electronic forms of payment, a study has found. Consumers feel real banknotes and coins are a lot safer, and that their use is completely anonymous to...
A fresh poll has shown that more Germans want Greece to stay in the eurozone than want it to leave. The results of the survey by a public broadcaster indicate a change in sentiment despite...
The gap in wages and professional income between women and men in Germany has hardly been closing over the past few years, a new study has found. Surprisingly, unequal pay is prevalent in top jobs....
A leading German economic institute has said it’s confident the German economy will pick up momentum again in 2013. But it warns that more people will be out of work as a result of the...
As more than 3.5 million visitors have visited Munich’s Oktoberfest in its first week, the 16-day beer fest is set to break all records. Business is booming as the world spends big on beer, pretzel...
The German government believes that it will still be able to get hundreds of thousands of electric cars onto domestic roads by 2020. But it acknowledges that the project has sputtered somewhat in the early...
Germany and France have made a fresh appeal to the European Union executive to pave the ground for a tax on financial transactions. They hope it can be introduced in at least nine of the...
While the EU agrees that it needs a banking union, sorting out the details is somewhat tricky. Despite slow progress at the Cyprus summit, a common banking supervisory by January 2013 seems increasingly unlikely. In...
Strong demand in countries such as China, India and Brazil has disproportionally contributed to booming German exports, a new study has found. But Germany’s trade with emerging economies is not a one-way affair. In 2011,...
WORLD MARKET – The German parliament on Thursday voted to increase the size and flexibility of the euro-zone rescue fund, providing an important victory for Chancellor Angela Merkel as she battles increasing public skepticism over...
