Tag: economic report
Bookstores: Read this!
The German book trade is fighting for survival. Mail order companies like Amazon and chains like Thalia dominate the market. But small shops manage to survive in the niche –…
Auto industry: fields or batteries
In Straßkirchen, Lower Bavaria, they have some of the best soil in the world. On Sunday, citizens will decide whether BMW can build its battery factory there. It’s about climate…
Axon Leasing: Dude, where’s my car?
Car leasing company Axon may have ripped off customers with confusing contracts for decades. For a long time, however, the supervisory authorities did nothing. Reconstruction of a late Enlightenment. source…
UN: “Only two percent of investments go to Africa”
Status: 08/17/2023 06:00 a.m The new UN economic report on Africa speaks of the continent’s great potential. However, money is lacking for the expansion of the economy and renewable energies.…
Alcohol-free: is that even beer?
For a long time, non-alcoholic beverages were for poor people who were condemned to drive or forced to do so by their doctor. Now it’s more popular than ever. Why…
Alcohol: why whiskey is a huge burden for Scotland
Scottish whiskey is becoming increasingly popular. More bottles have never been exported, especially to Germany. But the boom also has a very sad side. A search for clues on the…
Autism: "There are no better software testers than autistic people"
Christopher Eltschka has a doctorate in physics and still found it difficult to find a job. Many autistic people are like him. But something is about to change. source site
Cycling in the Autostadt: Even Hanover is getting its traffic turnaround
Germany’s metropolises want to become bicycle-friendly. The Autostadt Hannover also dreams of a car-free inner city. Not everyone likes that. Visiting citizens who fight for every inch of asphalt. source…
Home care: The daughter is already doing it
Millions of people care for their loved ones at home – unpaid. Some to financial ruin. The Austrian Burgenland wants to change that and is hiring family carers on a…
China: Gambled
Macau used to be the biggest gambling paradise in the world. Until China’s strict zero-Covid policy banned all fun. Now Beijing wants to make the former colony independent of the…