The proportion of all new businesses founded in Germany which are technology- and knowledge-intensive businesses in the manufacturing and service sectors has risen from a good 13 per…
Market innovations play an important role in boosting Germany's competitiveness. It is therefore extremely welcome news that in 1999 more than 40 per cent of businesses in the German…
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany, determined on the basis of the ZEW Financial Market Survey, has remained unchanged in May, following an increase in April. The…
In the past few years Germany has managed to reduced its deficit in comparison to the USA and other northern European countries, in terms of its implementation of Information and…
The new German Acquisition and Takeover Act (Übernahmegesetz, WPüG), designed to regulate the process of business takeovers and protect the interests of shareholders and takeover…
In April, the Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany, determined on the basis of the ZEW Financial Market Survey, fell for the first time in 15 months. The Indicator now lies at…
Basic and advanced training are becoming increasingly important for business-related service providers. The proportion of businesses providing training in this sector has increased…
With a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of growth in turnover of 4.4 per cent, business developments amongst business-related service providers have stabilised in the first quarter of…
Until the mid-nineties Germany's pharmaceutical industry was unable to keep up with worldwide developments. This was the case in terms of patenting, as well as the approval of new…