Less new motor vehicle registrations in Germany 9. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot There were 1.577.000 new passenger car registrations in Germany over the first half of 2007 which is the lowest number since German reunification. This development is in particular due to the fact that the number of private passenger car registrations has dropped considerably. The Association of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (VDIK) thinks that the structural …
Collective wage increases in Germany smaller than in France 7. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot As compared to the year 2005 wages increased by 1.6% in Germany and by 2.8% in France in 2008. Thus, annual collective wage increases in Germany for the third time in a row were smaller than those in France. In the same period consumer price increases were 1.7% and 1.6% in Germany and France respectively. …
New study confirms Germany´s appeal as business location 7. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot Germany is leading in Europe and in fourth position on a global scale behind China, the US and India. 20% of all companies surveyed want to invest in Germany given that it combines productivity, work efficiency and innovational power. This is the finding of the »Standort Deutschland 2007« study conducted by the renowned Ernst & …
Leasing boom for equipment and machinery 7. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot According to the Munich-based ifo Institute leasing companies are very satisfied with their current business situation. In May 54% of leasing companies considered their business situation to be good, 42% to be satisfactory and just 4% were dissatisfied. Business prospects were also very bright in May. However, due to leasing companies´ uncertainty with regard to …
Traditional online advertising increases by 50 percent 5. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot The turnover generated in Germany by traditional online publicity increased to 381 million Euros in the first half of 2007. According to the German Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media (BITKOM) this represents an increase of 50% as compared to the first six months in 2006. The figures mentioned are based on a …
Interesting study about European trendsetters 5. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot The recent international »Fashion« study by the GfK Custom Research market research institute analyses the fashion-consciousness of European and US citizens. It provides interesting facts to companies and merchants from the fashion industry. According to the study, in particular people from Paris dress according to the latest rage. One third of Europeans and Americans take …
Restrained optimism in chemical industry 5. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot Top managers from the chemical industry think that there is reason for restrained optimism with regard to global growth prospects for the chemical industry: only 44% of chairmen of the board from the chemical industry are truly convinced that turnover generated by their enterprises is going to increase over the next twelve months. This is …
50% of companies do not spend money on PR 2. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot Good PR increases the business opportunities of a company. However, small companies quite often lack the money needed for traditional publicity. More than half of all small companies (52%) therefore completely do without any PR. The percentage of such companies is particularly high in the service sector (60%).
Flexicurity is to improve work opportunities 2. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot In order to promote competitiveness and satisfaction at the workplace the EU Commission wants to combine flexibility and security for employees and companies while at the same time modernizing the European labour market. The buzzword is »Flexicurity« which is a coinage combining »flexibility« and »security«. An example in this respect is Denmark.
Online guide on terminology available 2. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot The EU authorities are not only famous for their heaviness and bureaucracy but also for their technical jargon and sometimes completely unintelligible terminology. This does not only cause problems to ordinary EU citizens, but quite often even to translators. From today, however, there is a database called InterActiveTerminology for Europe at your disposal which contains …