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1 week ago | 
boersen-zeitung.de | Alexandra Baude |Andreas Heitker
The geopolitical upheaval, including the new tariffs policy in the USA, make structural reforms in Germany even more urgent than before. This was emphasised by the leading economic research institutes last week in Berlin. The spring forecast that they presented gives the CDU/CSU and SPD coalition little hope of an economic tailwind as it starts governing. The economists expect growth of only 0.1% for the current year.
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1 month ago | 
boersen-zeitung.de | Alexandra Baude
Despite the economic downturn, Germany’s small and medium-sized enterprises (Mittelstand) are becoming more digital, albeit at a slow pace, according to a study by KfW. While companies invested more money in digitalisation projects in 2023, these investments still lag far behind capital expenditures on machinery, equipment, and similar assets. Larger SMEs with 50 or more employees are leading the way in digital investments.
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1 month ago | 
boersen-zeitung.de | Alexandra Baude
In many sectors, such as construction, handcraft trades, and gastronomy, little would function without migrant workers. In many occupations suffering from shortages, employees with an immigration background are disproportionately represented, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) noted, based on results from the 2023 Microcensus. For example, in 2023, 67% of employees in drywall and finishing work had an immigration background, as did 51% in food production.
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2 months ago | 
boersen-zeitung.de | Alexandra Baude
A miracle has happened: The wage gap between men and women shrank by an impressive 2 percentage points in 2024 – the biggest drop since the data series began in 2006. This finding by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) is significant, but certainly not a reason to celebrate. Beyond the fundamental issue that women are still paid less than men for the same work, a look at history explains why progress is insufficient. In 2006, the gender pay gap stood at 23%.
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2 months ago | 
boersen-zeitung.de | Alexandra Baude
Frankfurt is catching up. It is overtaking Tokyo and now occupies 5th place in the financial centres ranking of the Goethe University Center for Financial Studies (CFS), in cooperation with Paris based Institut Louis Bachelier (ILB). Last year, when the Open Financial Ecosystem Index (Ofex) was presented for the first time, Frankfurt was in 6th place.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
boersen-zeitung.de | Alexandra Baude
Bureaucracy, the shortage of skilled workers, political missteps, and high energy costs are just some of the many reasons hindering the progress of the German economy. According to an EY survey of top managers from 115 German industrial companies, nearly half prefer investing abroad rather than in Germany. Consequently, jobs are being lost, and the return of jobs from overseas is quite rare.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
boersen-zeitung.de | Alexandra Baude
Mr Schmieding, the economic forecasts don't make very promising reading, especially for Germany. Who will turn out to be the growth drivers? The growth drivers in Europe are the southern European countries: Greece, Portugal, Spain and, to a certain extent, Italy. We have a clear south-north divide. The countries in southern Europe have done their homework after the euro crisis, and have become better business locations.
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
boersen-zeitung.de | Alexandra Baude
Zu Beginn des zweiten Quartals signalisiert das KfW-Ifo-Fachkräftebarometer zwar Entspannung, der Bedarf ist aber weiter historisch hoch. Wegen der anhaltenden Konjunkturschwäche melden nur mehr 34,9% der rund 9.000 quartalsweise befragten Unternehmen, dass der Fachkräftemangel ihre Geschäftstätigkeit behindere. Im vierten Quartal 2023 waren es noch 38,7%, nach 45,7% zum Jahresende 2022.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
boersen-zeitung.de | Alexandra Baude
Das Ifo-Geschäftsklima signalisiert im April mit dem dritten Anstieg in Folge die Wende zum Besseren. Die Unternehmen schätzen sowohl die aktuelle Lage als auch die Entwicklung der kommenden Monate besser ein als zuletzt. Ein dynamischer Aufschwung sei allerdings nicht zu erwarten, mahnen Ökonomen. Bei Verbrauchern scheint die Konsumfreude zurückzukehren – und damit hebt sich auch die Stimmung der deutschen Unternehmen. Der Ifo-Geschäftsklimaindex ist im April um 1,5 auf 89,4 Punkte gestiegen.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
boersen-zeitung.de | Alexandra Baude
Die Kaufkraft der Verbraucher steigt und sie sind daher auch wieder bereit, mehr Geld auszugeben. Dies wiederum würde die Konjunktur ankurbeln, wie es Ökonomen in ihren Frühjahrsprognosen für dieses Jahr voraussagen. Laut einer Studie des Instituts für Makroökonomie und Konjunkturforschung (IMK) kommen nun auch die spürbar gesunkenen Energiepreise und die geringere Inflation bei den Haushalten in Deutschland an.
