German internet prize goes to Bavaria and Saarland 7. November 2007 by Thomas Jannot Three high-tech companies located in Bavaria and the Saarland have won the German Internet Prize 2007: the metaio GmbH from Munich, die e.Consult AG based in Saarbrücken and the GPSoverIP GmbH from Schweinfurt. These three companies were selected for their web-based IT solutions from more than 300 aspirants by an independent jury.
Order intake in mechanical engineering up by 7 percent 5. November 2007 by Thomas Jannot The order intake by the German mechanical engineering industry increased by 7% in real terms in September 2007 as compared to the same month in 2006. According to the German Association for Mechanical Engineering (VDMA), the domestic business grew by 1%. Foreign demand increased by 10% as compared to September 2006.
World´s most important medical fair about to start 2. November 2007 by Thomas Jannot The world´s biggest medical fair, the »Medica 2007«, will take place in Dusseldorf from November 14th to 17th. About 4300 exhibitors from 65 countries will be present at the fair presenting the latest developments from any field of ambulant and stationary treatment.
Patent offices of India and Germany co-operating 2. November 2007 by Thomas Jannot Soon the number of counterfeit brand name products from India may fall. During the German Chancellour´s visit to India the German Patent Office and its Indian counterpart agreed on close co-operation. This is a remarkable success given that India is a very important player on the Asian market.
European thoughts generated by Think Tanks 31. October 2007 by Thomas Jannot The »Europe’s World« Magazine is published three times per year and contains articles on Europe and world markets written by experts from business and politics from many countries. This creates a wide range of points of view which goes far beyond the perspective of solely German publications. Several renowned institutes are involved in the publishing …
At least 20 million clandestine workers in the EU 31. October 2007 by Thomas Jannot According to a recent survey conducted on behalf of the EU Commission, about 5% of Europeans have admitted to have moonlighted over the past 12 months. Taking into account the number of 410 million EU citizens older than 15 years, the number of clandestine workers therefore is 20.5 million. On the other hand, about 11% …
Consumer prices up by 2.4 % in October 30. October 2007 by Thomas Jannot According to the Federal Statistical Office, the consumer price index for Germany will probably increase by 2.4% in October 2007 as compared to October last year. As compared to September 2007, the increase amounted to just 0.2%.
Entry Standard celebrates second anniversary and 109 IPOs 29. October 2007 by Thomas Jannot The »Entry Standard« which is a stock exchange segment for small and medium-sized entities in Frankfurt celebrated its second anniversary on Thursday and announced positive results: judging by its current market capitalization of about 9.5 billion Euros, the Entry Standard is said to be currently the biggest alternative capital market in continental Europe. The average …
In July biggest pay increase since April 2004 29. October 2007 by Thomas Jannot Collective monthly salaries of employees increased in July as strongly as in April 2004 for the last time. According to the Federal Statistical Office, the pay increase amounted to 2.5% as compared to July 2006. Collective wages of workers even increased by 3.0% in the same period which corresponded to the biggest pay increase since …
German government expects economic upswing to continue 26. October 2007 by Thomas Jannot Yesterday the final consultations on the „Macroeconomic Projections« by the German government took place. At the end of these consultations the government presented the latest economic figures expected for the years 2007 and 2008. For the year 2007 the Federal government expects GDP to grow by 2.4% in real terms. For 2008 it expects the …