The vehicle manufacturing industry spends more money on innovation projects than any other commercial sector in Germany. For 2004, firms in this sector which, as well as cars also manufacture vehicles for…
The chemical and electronics industries are the most innovative in Germany. Around 80 per cent of businesses in each of these sectors have implemented innovative products and processes.
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany continues to drop slightly in May. The indicator now stands at +46.4 points compared with +49.7 points in April.
In 2002, the total of newly-founded firms in Germany's technology and knowledge-intensive sectors (see definition at the bottom of the press release) dropped by an average of nine per cent compared to the…
A company's innovativeness is crucial for the international competitiveness of the German economy. Providing companies with sufficient financial support to improve or develop new products, services,…
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany continued to drop significantly in April. The indicator now stands at +49.7 points compared with +57.6 points in March.
In view of increasing economic globalisation, it is important for national economies to have as many internationally competitive businesses as possible. However, not every company is able to successfully enter…
Following a three-year delay, German mobile network operators will this year launch their UMTS networks. Network providers assume that demand will largely originate from business customers who wish, for…
In periods of strict public budgeting, many a politician chooses to bring up the issue of inheritance and gift tax. It is often argued that an increase in the levels of inheritance and gift tax in Germany would…