The working day is increasingly characterised by tasks carried out using computers and the internet. 41 per cent of workers in the manufacturing industry and 57 per cent of workers in selected service…
The majority of temporary employment agencies in Germany are not expecting to see any positive outcomes following implementation of the Hartz-laws. Rather, they fear increasing personnel costs and falling…
The "Stock Option Watch", produced by the Centre for European Economics Research (ZEW), will now appear twice a year, and will address new developments in the remuneration of specialist and executive personnel.…
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany increased for the sixth month in a row in June. Compared with the previous month's result the indicator gained +2.6 points and now stands at +21.3 points.
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In international comparison, businesses in Germany are not only subject to a comparatively high effective tax burden, but they also face disadvantages in the competition for highly qualified workers.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Germany benefit from more favourable tax rates if they opt for the legal form of a partnership. This is the case regardless of whether a limited company distributes…
The electronics, engineering and chemicals industries are the three most innovative in Germany. More than 70 per cent of businesses in these sectors have introduced new products and processes. In the…
The European investment fund market is still far from being a real domestic market. Obstacles in law and taxation mean that investors in the European market face much higher costs than they do, for example, in…
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany increased slightly by +0.3 points in May and now stands at +18.7 points versus +18.4 points in the previous month.
