EU25 unemployment rate dropped to 7.7 percent 9. January 2007 by Thomas Jannot The unemployment rate in the EU of the 25 has dropped in November. It stood at just 7.7% in November 2006 (October: 7.8%). In November 2005 the percentage was even at 8.6%. The lowest unemployment rates in November 2006 were registered in Denmark (3.3% in October), the Netherlands (3.8%) and Ireland (4.2%) The highest figures …
German bosses are Europe´s old bulls 9. January 2007 by Thomas Jannot At least in the literal sense German bosses are the old bulls in Europe´s executive suites. Their offices are on average more spacious than the offices of all their European counterparts, as was revealed by a survey conducted by Colliers Property Partners which is a real estate consultancy. “Germans do not like office structures which …
Fresh support for SMEs operating in rural and food economy 8. January 2007 by Thomas Jannot A new innovation programme launched by the Federal Ministry for Food, Agriculture and consumer protection (BMELV) is to blow fresh air into the German rural and food economy. Besides the strengthening of research, development and knowledge transfer this programme is also to create a better framework for new ideas. Business is to adopt a leading …
Interest in computer science studies dropping further 8. January 2007 by Thomas Jannot If students heeded calls from the world of business which is looking for computer experts, the number of freshmen studying informatics would be sharply on the rise given that there is an enormous shortage of IT experts. However, it seems as if students reacted with suspicion to these calls, because, right on the contrary, the …
Older employees as productive as youngsters 7. January 2007 by Thomas Jannot According to Dr. Sven Völpel, professor for business management at the Jacobs Center of the Bremen International University, there is no scientific prove of the common prejudice that older people were less productive than young people. In his opinion companies should more bank on their older staff in order to avoid the loss of precious …
German wholesalers increase turnover by 3.6 percent in real terms 5. January 2007 by Thomas Jannot Wholesale business is in good shape. Compared to November 2005 the turnover in November 2006 grew by 6.2% in nominal and by 3.6% in real terms, as was reported today by the Federal Statistical Office. Compared to October 2006 turnover by wholesale traders grew by 0.2% and 0.1% respectively. For the time being the figures …
SMEs invited to take part in a survey on IT security 5. January 2007 by Thomas Jannot In particular small and medium-sized entities underestimate the complexity of IT security and just concentrate on technical aspects and the danger of computer viruses. Consequently security issues are often delegated to technical specialists or external service providers. But in reality the attacks on company computer networks are becoming increasingly subtle and the constraints on companies …
Leisure market becomes driving economic force 4. January 2007 by Thomas Jannot Already today leisure is Germany´s most important job machine. Much more than six million people work in the several sectors of leisure business. Tourism, media, culture, sports, health and entertainment are growth sectors which do not have to fear competition. For this reason the leisure industry will be the driving economic force of the 21st …
Statistical year book on Europe available on the internet 3. January 2007 by Thomas Jannot Small and medium-sized entities planning to operate on the European market need reliable data on their respective target countries. For them the 2006 edition of the statistical year book by the European Statistical Office Eurostat is available for free-of-charge download.
75 percent of households possess a computer 3. January 2007 by Thomas Jannot As was announced today in Berlin by the German Association for Information Management, Telecommunications and New Media (BITKOM), for the first time in 2006 three out of four German households were equipped with a personal computer thereby bringing Germany into fourth place among EU member states.