German exports to the EU increase by 11.1 percent 5. March 2008 by Thomas Jannot According to the Federal Statistical Office, German exports to member states of the EU increased by 11.1% as compared to 2006 (to 627.5 billion Euros) in 2007 which is much more than the growth in exports to third countries (+4.1% to 341.5 billion Euros). In total German exports increased by 8.5% to 969.0 billion Euros …
Inflation rate in Eurozone at 3.2 percent 3. March 2008 by Thomas Jannot The annual inflation rate in the Eurozone is expected to have increased by 3.2% in February 2008 as compared to February last year. This is the finding of a provisional calculation by Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU. In January the annual inflation rate had also amounted to 3.2%.
Market for digital reached 60 million Euros 3. March 2008 by Thomas Jannot Music downloaded from the internet is as highly demanded as never before. In the year 2007 Germans downloaded songs and music albums to the value of 60 million Euros. This was revealed in the course of the latest study by the Association for research of consumer behavior (GfK) carried out on behalf of the BITKOM …
Unemployment rate in Eurozone unchanged at 7.1 percent 2. March 2008 by Thomas Jannot After adjustment for season the unemployment rate in the Eurozone (EZ15) amounted to 7.1% in January 2008. This means that unemployment did not change in comparison with December 2007. As compared to January 2007 unemployment fell by 0.6%. These figures were published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the EU.
Issues of CeBIT 2008 highly interesting to SMEs 28. February 2008 by Thomas Jannot This year’s CeBIT high-tech exposition will open its doors on March 4th. This year there will be more than 5800 exhibitors from 77 countries. This fair is an important indicator to businesses as to which technologies will be leading in the near future. According to the German Association of Information Management, Telecommunications and New Media …
Overnight stays in hotels increased by 3.1% in the EU 28. February 2008 by Thomas Jannot According to Eurostat, in the year 2007 there were about 1.6 billion overnight stays registered in hotels and similar places of accommodation in the EU27 which is 3.1% more than in the year 2006. The number of overnight stays by domestic tourists increased by 3.6% to 856 million while that of foreigners rose by 2.4% …
Number of informatics graduates rising 28. February 2008 by Thomas Jannot According to the Federal Statistical Office, about 15,400 students of informatics successfully finished their courses in the year 2006. This is an increase by 13% in comparison with 2005 and more than twice the number of graduates in the year 1997 (+117%).
European role model businesses awarded in Brussels 26. February 2008 by Thomas Jannot In Brussels last week three European companies were honoured for their outstanding achievements in the categories „growth“ and „cross-border mergers and acquisitions“ with the “Best of European Business Award”. The winners are AXA, an internationally operating insurance conglomerate, PKN Orlen, who are one of the biggest mineral oil companies in Europe, as well as http://www.galpenergia.com/, …
3.6 percent less orders received by industry in Eurozone 25. February 2008 by Thomas Jannot According to the European Statistical Office (Eurostat), the number of orders received by industry in the Eurozone (EZ13) fell by 3.6% in December 2007 as compared to the previous month. In November 2007 order intake had still increased by 2.0%. In the EU27 incoming orders decreased by 1.2% and 0.2% in December and November 2007 …
In 2006 there were 419 companies generating more than 1 billion in turnover 22. February 2008 by Thomas Jannot 419 companies generated a turnover exceeding 1 billion Euros in the year 2006 which is an increase by 35 businesses in comparison with the year 2005. All together these companies generated a turnover of almost 1.6 trillion Euros which amounts to 32.3% of the total turnover of all taxable companies combined. These figures were published …