Germany ranks only 17th in terms of human capital 6. September 2007 by Thomas Jannot According to the Institute of the German Economy (IW) in Cologne, Germans are well educated by international comparison. However, the new generation is not supported enough and much know-how lies idle, say the IW´s experts. Thus, the human capital indicator calculated by the IW gives Germany 50 out of 100 possible points placing it in …
Copper imports increased considerably 6. September 2007 by Thomas Jannot According to the Federal Statistical Office the average price for one ton of copper has almost tripled since the year 2000. In total 1.1 million tons of copper ore and copper concentrate were imported to Germany in 2006 which corresponds to an average price of 1349 Euros per ton of copper. The main importer is …
German chemical industry receiving new impetus 5. September 2007 by Thomas Jannot Chemicals made in Germany are currently as demanded as never before. This fact is revealed by the latest report filed by the German Confederation of the Chemical Industry (VCI) on the economic situation of this line of industry. Thus, the German chemical industry has been on the upswing for two quarters and increased its production …
Important prize awarded to three innovative handicraft businesses 5. September 2007 by Thomas Jannot A few days ago the internet prize of the German handicraft was awarded in Dortmund. The three prize winners, i.e. FritzGlock Tischler GmbH from Gera, the SPS Fertiggauben roof specialist from Westerstede and the Landesinnungsverband des Bayerischen Zimmererhandwerks which is based in Munich, asserted themselves against almost 100 handicraft companies and company co-operations which had …
45 percent of Germans watch TV digitally 4. September 2007 by Thomas Jannot In total there are approximately 17.9 million German households, i.e. about 45 percent, watching TV digitally. 21.8 million households still receive analogue TV signals. These are the findings of a representative survey conducted on behalf of the German Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media (BITKOM). The changeover to digital TV has far-reaching consequences …
Organizers of IFA 2007 in high spirits 3. September 2007 by Thomas Jannot After three days of the IFA 2007 in Berlin, which is the world´s most important trade fair for consumer electronics, the organizers of the event, i.e. the Gesellschaft für Unterhaltungs- und Kommunikationselektronik (gfu) and the Messe Berlin, took stock of the fair and said that they are completely satisfied.
25 million Germans shop over the internet 31. August 2007 by Thomas Jannot In the first quarter of 2007, 25 million Germans ordered goods or services over the internet. Thus, according to the Federal Statistical Office, 52% of private internet users shop online which shows that the internet is becoming more and more important as a means of shopping to private consumers. The number of private internet users …
IFA set to beat all records 30. August 2007 by Thomas Jannot With 104.000 square meters of exhibition space and a record participation of 1212 exhibitors from 32 countries the IFA, which is the world´s largest consumer electronics trade show, will open its doors from August 31st to September 5th at the foot of the Berlin radio tower. According to the organizers, the trade fair, which this …
More and more German tourists like travelling around their home country 30. August 2007 by Thomas Jannot The latest figures on tourism published by the Federal Statistical Office fill the hotel and accomodation industry with optimism. Over the first half of 2007 there were 159.9 million overnight stays registered by hotels with nine or more beds and at camping sites. This figure reflects an increase by 3.4% as compared to the first …
Germans are against a boycott of Chinese products 29. August 2007 by Thomas Jannot In spite of reports of deficient products from China most Germans do not pay any attention to the country of origin of the goods purchased: in a recent survey conducted by Emnid on behalf of the N24 news channel 54% of Germans said that they did not intentionally avoid buying Chinese products. 40% of consumers, …