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  • Università Cattolica won the Confucius Institute of the year

    On the tenth anniversary of its foundation, the Confucius Institute of the Catholic University received the award thanks to its vast activity for the spread of the Chinese language, with about 300 enrolled in language courses and 1,000 language certification exams per year.

    December11,2019


  • IW Survey: Many industries expect upswing in 2021

    Following the deep recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic, many industry associations expect strong growth next year. However, the German Economic Institute (IW/Cologne), which is close to employers, estimates that not all sectors will see sufficient growth to return to pre-crisis levels.

    July02,2020


  • IW Cologne: Bavaria second best industrial location behind US

    According to a new study, the southern German state of Bavaria is the second best location for industrial companies internationally after the United States.

    August18,2020


  • China's business environment, market draw more German investments

    Philipp Kortüm, Chief Financial Officer of TÜV Rheinland, a renowned German testing and certification service provider, was astounded by the swift completion of its Phase II laboratory in Taicang, a county-level city in east China's Jiangsu Province.

    September02,2024


  • Belt and Road Weekly Vol.9 No.6

    This issue tells the growth momentum of China's shipbuilding industry in 2023 and how BSE-listed firms make strong start with increased investment, expanded markets and stable production.

    February22,2024


  • New Opportunities of China-Laos Economic and Trade Cooperation in New Era

    The report mainly presents the fruitful results achieved in bilateral economic and trade cooperation, the key cooperation construction projects between the two countries, and the vast opportunities for bilateral cooperation in the future.

    December08,2023


  • Experts: German hydrogen industry falling behind competitors

    ​German industry is losing ground to competitors from China when it comes to the future-orientated market for electrolysis equipment for the hydrogen economy, according to newly released figures from the Institute of the German Economy (IW).

    February01,2023


  • Companies take a more critical view of location quality in Bavaria

    Bavarian companies are taking a more critical view of the quality of their business location. In an annual survey conducted by IW Consult on behalf of the Bavarian Business Association (vbw), the score fell this year for the second time in a row and now stands at 74.8 out of a possible 100 points.

    November25,2021


  • German economy enters new year with curbed optimism

    Economic optimism in Germany is slipping in light of international trade conflicts and a cooling global economy.

    December29,2018



  • SME research network warns that innovation is declining

    The AiF research network, which focuses on small and medium-sized industrial firms, has warned about a potential decline in the innovative strength of companies in the SME sector.

    October11,2018


  • Germany threatened by skilled labour shortage, study finds

    Germany is facing an increasing shortage of skilled workers in the coming decades, according to a study by the German Economic Institute (IW) published on Wednesday.

    April09,2021




  • Study: Too little innovation among SMEs

    According to a new study, small and medium-sized enterprises should be investing more in innovation.

    October25,2019


  • FuturaSun challenges PV Chinese giants in Taizhou

    The small Italian company, founded by Alessandro Barin, opened a second plant in China, furnished with four production lines for manufacturing high-quality, energy-efficient Italian technologies. The project took shape through an innovative strategy, based on the Italy-China cooperation.

    July17,2019


  • German exports to Britain fall

    The impact of Brexit on German exports to Britain has been considerable, according to a latest report from the Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW Koeln), a private economic research body in Germany.

    March29,2017


  • Economics Minister supports rapid construction of Tesla factory in Brandenburg

    Germany's Minister of Economics, Peter Altmaier, a member of the Christian Democrats (CDU), has spoken out in favor of a speedy construction of the Tesla factory in Grünheide, a town just outside Berlin in the surrounding state of Brandenburg.

    February18,2020


  • Released the first Italian-Chinese Dictionary of Wine

    Collecting four macro-sections – vines, IGT, DOC, DOCG – and a total of 1200 entries, the new bilingual Italian-Chinese Dictionary of Italian Wines and Vines has finally hit the bookstores.

    April16,2019


  • Astaldi reopens negotiations for the Bosphorus bridge concession

    Astaldi, which is settling with its creditors, has in fact reopened the negotiation to sell the 33% participation of the concession of the bridge over the Bosphorus connecting Europe and Asia, held together with the Turkish partner IC Yatirim Holding.

    May23,2019


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