http://www.thelocal.de/money/ German business news throughout the day from The Local en-gb Sun, 26 May 2013 07:10:01 +0200 Copyright: (C) The Local Europe AB http://www.thelocal.de/images/chromeLogo100px.gif http://www.thelocal.de/money/ 100 32 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20130524-49907.html The International Energy Agency said Friday that Germany must shield its consumers from paying too much of the cost of its ambitious switch from nuclear power and fossil fuels toward renewable energy. Fri, 24 May 2013 12:52:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20130524-49889.html Buoyant consumer confidence and increased household spending is keeping Germany, Europe's biggest economy, from recession, despite sagging exports and falling investment, data showed on Friday. Fri, 24 May 2013 08:57:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20130523-49863.html Although Germans express outrage when wealthy or famous people evade taxes, many of them do the same themselves, albeit on a smaller scale, a new survey shows. Thu, 23 May 2013 07:43:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20130522-49837.html Germany has agreed to provide vocational training and jobs for young Spaniards starved of opportunities in their crisis-hit home country. Wed, 22 May 2013 06:44:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20130521-49829.html The president of the German Automobile Association (VDA) has written to Angela Merkel, asking her to retract her pledge to significantly reduce CO2 car emissions by 2025, it was reported on Tuesday. Tue, 21 May 2013 14:30:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20130521-49819.html German tech company SAP said on Tuesday it wants to hire hundreds of people with autism to work as software testers and programmers. The search has, it said, begun for people "who think differently from others." Tue, 21 May 2013 10:26:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20130518-49781.html While a third of Germans would rather pay with the old Deutsche mark than the euro, economists warn that a German exit from the currency union would result in a disaster. Sat, 18 May 2013 10:27:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20130517-49773.html Germany said Friday that French President Francois Hollande's proposal for a eurozone economic government was "interesting" but reacted coolly to his call for strengthened European budgetary powers. Fri, 17 May 2013 14:47:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20130517-49771.html Foreign families will soon be able to officially engage au pairs from outside the European Union, as long as they speak German at home, as the government prepares to change the law. Fri, 17 May 2013 11:46:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20130516-49755.html Germany will not publicly criticize France over economic policy, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble insisted on Thursday, amid differences between Berlin and Paris over growth versus austerity in battling the eurozone debt crisis. Thu, 16 May 2013 14:24:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20130516-49749.html A German food industry watchdog singled out drinks-maker Capri-Sun for its annual advertising "award" on Thursday, for what the group described as "shameless" marketing of sugary drinks to children. Thu, 16 May 2013 12:19:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20130515-49723.html The German economy, Europe's biggest, clocked up anaemic growth at the start of 2013 as the freezing winter weather put the brakes on activity, official data showed on Wednesday. Wed, 15 May 2013 09:26:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20130515-49721.html German heavy industry giant ThyssenKrupp said on Wednesday it plans to axe 3,000 administrative jobs worldwide as disastrous investments in steel operations overseas tore holes in its balance sheet in the second quarter. Wed, 15 May 2013 09:14:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20130515-49717.html Germany's powerful union IG Metall agreed a pay deal with the metal industry's employers association early Wednesday, averting the threat of a major strike. Wed, 15 May 2013 07:43:00 +0200 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20130514-49699.html German employees of Amazon staged their first-ever walkouts on Tuesday as the US internet retail giant was hit by a dispute over pay. Tue, 14 May 2013 10:49:00 +0200