Green News China proposes green co-operation with Germany, including clean energy President Xi says the world's second and fourth-largest economies should realise the growth potential of trade in services. 21/12/2021
Mobility Global supply chain issues could hit Tesla as hard as German carmakers Elon Musk's company has just built Germany's newest car factory but it could soon face by the same problems affecting German carmakers. 29/10/2021
Green News Germany to slash renewable energy fees to ease burden of higher bills A typical German household has seen bills rise by 9.3% over the past 12 months. 15/10/2021
View EU spending rules need to be based on reason not faith | View There is no real motivation beyond faith alone for Europe to stick rigidly to its current fiscal rules, says MEP Philippe Lamberts 24/09/2021
Germany Snowstorm brings parts of Netherlands and Germany to a standstill The Dutch meteorological agency issued an extremely rare "code red" alert on Sunday throughout the country, which was hit by its first snowstorm in more than 10 years. 07/02/2021
world news IMF: coronavirus pandemic will cause worst economic slump since Great Depression "The bleak outlook applies to advanced and developing economies alike. This crisis knows no boundaries. Everybody hurts," says International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. 09/04/2020
business planet Writing a great business story: smarter finance for small firms Business Planet heads to Berlin to see how one innovative book publisher has accelerated its growth thanks to smarter finance backed by Europe. 15/11/2019
business planet Blockbuster business: "We're building the Disney of the 21st century" Business Planet speaks to the man behind the world's first reader-powered book publisher 15/11/2019
View The EU’s Far Right surge is unstoppable if we don’t transform how our democracies work ǀ View Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, could well be the first major industrial power to fall in a global recession, triggering a Far Right victory that could have a domino effect across the EU. 04/09/2019
Business The Brief: Europe's engine stalling as Germany's economy shrinks Uncertainty over Brexit and the trade war between the US and China slowed down the export-oriented German economy. 14/08/2019
Germany Deutsche Bank begins cutting 18,000 jobs Deutsche Bank began cutting 18 thousand jobs globally. Whole teams were dismissed on Monday morning. 08/07/2019
View Eurozone citizens were sold a lie – and now their economies are paying the price ǀ View Why, 20 years on from the birth of the eurozone, are people so unhappy and ready to blame the European Central Bank (ECB) for the poor economic performance of their country and the absence of a bright future? 16/05/2019
World Germany first? Is Berlin moving towards a new era of protectionism? Germany's economy minister has announced measures to protect the country from what Berlin sees as the growing economic threat from China and the US. 05/02/2019
Business EU's largest economy shows steady growth Latest data shows the German economy in good shape despite the prospect of more trade tariffs and Brexit 24/08/2018
View Germany's 'crisis' is something other countries should envy: View To understand the significance of the political manoeuvrings in Berlin look beyond the headlines to the economy, writes Charles Lees. 06/12/2017
Unreported Europe Europe's working poor: is flexibility the answer? Sophie Claudet: Germany is not the only country in Europe to promote flexibility on its labour market. 28/07/2017
Unreported Europe Germany's "working poor": employed but still in poverty Germany’s economy is booming. 26/07/2017
Business German car makers face fraud claims Major German carmakers including Volkswagon and Daimler are facing allegations they worked together to fix the price of diesel emission treatment systems in breach of EU cartel rules. 26/07/2017
Business Germany's economy continues to steam ahead The German economy grew 0.6 percent in Q1, quarter on quarter, helped by strong exports, booming construction and higher household and state spending. 23/05/2017
Business Germany and France pledge to speed up eurozone reforms Germany and France say they will work together to strengthen the eurozone and warn if they fail political extremists will take power. 22/05/2017
Business Germany enjoys strong economic growth in Q1 Europe's biggest economy grew by 0.6 percent between January and March from the previous quarter as companies invested more and exports soared. 12/05/2017
Business German trade and industry powers ahead German exports and imports hit record-highs in March. Industrial production edged down but was still better than expected. 09/05/2017
Business German imports jump, exports also strong German imports were up 3 percent in January from December. Exports were also surprisingly strong underscoring the momentum in Europe's biggest economy 10/03/2017
View How to understand Germany’s trade surplus: is it exploiting the weak euro? Criticism of Germany’s export prowess, and accusations of currency manipulation, are just as wrong-headed as Germany’s own defense of its excessive surplus. Ultimately, Germany can serve everyone’s best interests – including its own – by reducing its surplus, and thus the harmful economic imbalances 07/03/2017
View For trade, think near, think big but mostly think China: View Germany could soon export more to China than to its crucial neighbor and partner France, and it already exports more to China than it does to Italy 06/03/2017
Business Germany: inflation rises, unemployment falls German inflation rose in February, reaching its highest level in four-and-a-half years, while unemployment fell more than expected. 01/03/2017
