The German government wants to drive greater use of energy from wind and sun with digital electricity meters and more flexible tariffs.

January12,2023

German exports to the United States and China, the country's biggest export markets in 2020, showed a mixed picture as exports to the U.S. were "much more affected" by the COVID-19 crisis than exports to China, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said on Wednesday.

March04,2021

Sentiment of Germany's manufacturing industry "improved noticeably" as the ifo index for export expectations rose from 7.5 points in the previous month to 10.7 points in February, the ifo Institute said on Tuesday.

February24,2021

German ministries have agreed on stricter regulations for financial markets and private companies, following a scandal involving the now-insolvent Wirecard company and its dubious accounting practices.

October14,2020

According to a new consumer study, there are particularly strong reservations about paying by mobile phone in Germany. According to the survey of 2,500 residents of 10 European countries, at the end of last year only 5 percent of German consumers used their smartphone for making payments.

October18,2019

Only a little more than one in two trainees in Germany feels well prepared for digitalization. This is the result of the 2019 Training Report of the youth wing of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB), according to information obtained by the German Press Agency.

August30,2019

The proportion of German companies taking on refugees for training purposes rose to 16 per cent from 14 per cent last year, the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) said on Thursday.

August16,2019

German industrial manufacturing giant Siemens sees geopolitical clouds on the horizon, despite a general willingness to invest, chief executive Joe Kaeser said from company headquarters in Munich on Thursday.

August02,2019

BMW may have sold more cars in the second quarter, but it fell short in terms of profit.

August02,2019

"Chinese people are very welcome and we are very interested to get more knowledge of Chinese culture and to provide them with better service in Stuttgart through the introduction of mobile payment methods like Alipay and WeChat Pay," the director of tourism Stuttgart told Xinhua recently.

July19,2019

German machinery manufacturers saw an 11-per-cent downturn in orders year-on-year for April, the mechanical engineering association VDMA reported on Wednesday, the fifth month in a row with falling orders.

June12,2019

German labour costs were almost one third above the European Union average over the course of 2018, the Federal Statistical Office reported on Monday.

May07,2019

Taxi drivers in around 30 German cities were protesting government plans to relax market regulations that would force them to compete with ride-hailing services like Uber.

April12,2019

Companies in Germany are experiencing increasing competitive pressure due to digitalisation, according to a new study.

April12,2019

The growing market for biotechnologically produced drugs in Germany is continuing to attract investors.

April10,2019

German exports dropped by a sharp 1.3 per cent in February, the Federal Statistical Office said on Monday, although more products and services were sold abroad than compared to the same month last year.

April10,2019

A key indicator of German business sentiment rose in March for the first time in six months, signalling that Europe’s largest economy may be back on an upswing.

March27,2019

German consumer confidence has fallen slightly over the course of March, pulled down by global uncertainties affecting business and buyers, the consumer group GfK reported on Tuesday.

March27,2019