Vienna charme pays off in cyberspace as well 14. January 2007 by Thomas Jannot Hardly believable: the special diplomatic charme of Vienna which already in the old times of monarchy made Vienna an international stage for diplomats still works today – even in cyberspace. The negotiating talent of people from Viena was demonstrated in the course of an international experiment in which 141 students from the universities of Hohenheim, …
In 2006 economic growth strongest since 2000 12. January 2007 by Thomas Jannot Now it has been officially confirmed: strong economic growth in Germany is not something just fancied, but a fact. According to calculations by the Federal Statistical Office, GDP adjusted for price was 2.5% stronger in 2006 than in the previous year. The seasonally adjusted figure even reveals a growth rate of 2.7% which is the …
New study on the future of bio science markets available in English 11. January 2007 by Thomas Jannot Not only information technology is an industry of the future. With life sciences there is a second boom sector which is at least equally promising. Life science is an expression which describes the interdisciplinary part of biology, chemistry, human medicine and nutritional science, to be more precise that part which does not relate to basic …
One third of business clients do not give a second chance 11. January 2007 by Thomas Jannot If you make a mistake, you should be given a second chance. But in the real world of business you cannont expect this kind of fairness. According to a survey conducted jointly by the Easynet service provider and the British polling firm YouGov, 37% of German business clients will turn their backs on their service …
Salaries paid in industry rose by 1.8 percent in October 2006 10. January 2007 by Thomas Jannot According to preliminary figures provided by the Federal Statistical Office people working full time in industry earned on average 3103 Euros in October 2006 which is an increase by 1.8% as compared to the previous month. Given that consumer prices increased by just 1.1% over the same period, salaries grew by 0.7 percent in real …
Foreign trade continues growing 10. January 2007 by Thomas Jannot For quite a long time foreign trade business has been booming. Now it has once again grown , as was reported today in Berlin by the German Association of Wholesale and Foreign trade (BGA). The growth figures published by the Federal Statistical Office in its monthly report for November 2006 are said to provide evidence …
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 …