Two thirds of Germans have an email address 25. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot One cannot really image today´s world without electronic mail. Two thirds of people over the age of 14 (61%) have an email address. There are hardly differences between West (62%) and East Germany (57%), but between genders. Men much more often have an email address (69%) than women (53%). The diffusion of email has consequences …
Economic situation in Central and Eastern Europe unchanged 25. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot A survey by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim and the Erste Bank der österreichischen Sparkassen in Vienna suggests that the economic situation in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe will hardly change over the next six months. Those questioned said that the current state of the economy is good.
In Hesse the purchasing power is highest in Germany 25. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot According to a study of the Acxiom marketing company the entire purchasing power volume for Germany in 2007 will presumably amount to 1.522 trillion Euros. This is an increase by almost 30 billion Euros or by 2% as compared to last year. Thus, each German citizen in 2007 has on average 18.468 Euros at their …
Distinct rise in import prices in June 25. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot According to the Federal Statistical Office, the import price index for June 2007 was 1.3% higher than in June last year. This increase in June is higher than in May and April 2007 when import prices had increased by just 0.6% and 0.5% respectively as compared to the same periods in 2006. As compared to …
Smart bosses make presents to their employees 24. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot All bosses wishing to motivate their employees to perform even better should occasionally make presents to them. This is the finding of a study by the Bonn-based Institute for the Study of Labour (IZA). In the course of an experiment a Canadian company paid its employees a one-off bonus independently of the performance given before. …
Half of all internet surfers above the age of 55 shop on the internet 23. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot Not only to the young generation has the internet become an integral part of life: More and more seniors surf on the internet. Half of all Germans aged between 55 and 64 use the internet at least occasionally. In the age bracket between 65 and 74 years one quarter of people is online, says the …
Majority of barkeepers are in favour of non-smoker protection 23. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot While in the German Länder the new laws on non-smoker protection are still being prepared a survey by the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) shows that most German gastronomers are in favour of these new laws. As was reported by the DIHK the number of non-smoker restaurants and inns with special …
Germans are optimistic in the short-term and sceptical in the long-run 23. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot In terms of exports German entrepreneurs are on the one hand even more confident than their European neighbours. But on the other hand the long-term economic development in the Euro zone is seen more sceptical than by Europe as a whole. This was revealed by a Deloitte survey „Made in Europe» on the future of …
German managers just in 19th position in terms of net salaries 20. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot A global comparison of net salaries of managers shows that Western industrialized countries have lost their leading positions to growth regions such as Russia, Turkey or the Ukraine. According to a study by the Hay Group managment consulting firm Spain (12th), Switzerland (13th), Germany (19th) and Ireland (20th) are the only West European countries which …
100 companies listed in the Entry Standard on the Frankfurt Stock exchange 20. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot The »Entry Standard« index was launched in October 2005 for small and medium-sized entities on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Now the Frankfurt Stock Exchange celebrated a jublilee in this segment: the IPO of m4e AG which thus became the one hundredth medium-sized entity listed in this segment. According to the Frankfurt Stock Exchange the Entry …