Category: Economy
Tenants more at risk of poverty than property owners
(GermanPolicy.com) – According to the Federal Government, a quarter of all rented households are at risk of poverty. The rate of poverty risk for tenants…
Opel boss: all contracts will be kept
(GermanPolicy.com) – Opel boss Uwe Hochgeschurtz has assured the employees of the car manufacturer that all three production sites in Germany will be retained: Rüsselsheim,…
Fitch confirms Germany’s excellent creditworthiness
(GermanPolicy.com) – The US rating agency Fitch has confirmed Germany’s excellent creditworthiness and retained its AAA rating. Fitch sees Germany’s outlook as “stable”. In their…
CDU-CSU workers for a fair industrial transformation
(GermanPolicy.com) – The newly elected chairman of the CDU-CSU workers’ group in the German Bundestag, Alex Knoerig (CDU), has spoken out in favor of concluding…
New minimum wage to benefit employees outside collective agreements
(GermanPolicy.com) – According to a recent study, a higher minimum wage – i.e. an increase to 12 Euros per hour – benefits around 8.6 million…
Young digital companies want to hire more employees
(GermanPolicy.com) – The business climate in start-up digital companies has brightened noticeably and is back at the level of 2019. This was announced by the…
Incoming orders in the construction industry significantly improved
(GermanPolicy.com) – In August 2021, incoming orders in the German construction industry were 7.3 percent higher than in July, as was announced by the Federal…
Economy to grow strongly in 2022, Altmaier (CDU)
(GermanPolicy.com) – The economy should experience a strong upturn in the coming year, according to the expectations of the Federal Government. As the acting Federal…
Climate change is the biggest challenge for citizens, survey says
(GermanPolicy.com) – According to a survey by the European Development Bank, most Germans consider climate change to be the greatest challenge facing humanity in the…
Scholz (SPD): investments as protection against electricity gaps
(GermanPolicy.com) – SPD Chancellor candidate Scholz (SPD) has promised to accelerate the transformation of the economy into a climate-neutral industry after the election of the…
Increase in price development
(GermanPolicy.com) – Consumer prices continued to climb in October, the Federal Statistical Office announced. The inflation increased to a total of 4.5 percent, accordingly, after…
Walter-Borjans (SPD) in favor of starting Nord Stream 2 operations
(GermanPolicy.com) – SPD co-president Walter-Borjans has spoken out in favor of putting the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline into operation. It is about an infrastructure…
