The daily struggle of a luxury watchmaker in Germany
Mechanical Watches enjoy great interest under German Watch-Lovers. They care especially about the brand image, the design and the mechanical inside of the watch. Though, a luxury w...
Companies looking for German speakers throughout Europe
German is no easy language to learn. That’s a fact. But if you do master the art of Deutsch it may be smooth sailing from there.
Too many jobs, not enough Germans
Germany is...
Germany’s job market expected to increase in 2017
Are you planning to look for a job in Germany this year? Good news: a new report by the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) predicts an upcoming “job boom” and a record high wo...
Why are we not starting our own internet business?
Nowadays everyone wants to be independent. They want to be financially secure and flexible in their working conditions. The best case scenario would entail working from wherever we...
The future of the German economy looks bright in 2017
The Institute for Economic Research (IFO) is optimistic about growth in the German economy in 2017. There’s a slight dip in the forecast from a month ago, but IFO economist Klaus W...
Bayer-Monsanto merger: a marriage made in hell?
The Bayer-Monsanto merger has formally been announced last week. If made official, it will create one of the world’s largest agro-chemical companies. Since that time, officials, ac...
New study: Immigrants created more than 1.3 million jobs in 2014
The influx of migrants and refugees into Germany has been on the forefront of political and national discussion for nearly two years. The topic of employment, specifically training...
Commerzbank questions cash storage instead of ECB accounts
A negative deposit rate at the central bank (currently down 0.4%) has Commerzbank examining whether it is worthwhile to store €2 billion in a cash vault rather than in the European...
Monsanto rejects $62 million Bayer offer…what’s next?
The giant of agriculture, pioneer of GM crops and world’s largest seed company Monsanto has rejected the much talked-about unsolicited takeover bid of $62 billion cash by German dr...
New state run pension concept would be a “nightmare” for savers
A new proposal for an additional pension provision to help combat poverty in old age called “Deutschlandrente” may imply big challenges for those looking to save. Dr. Sebastian G...
