http://www.thelocal.de/money/ German business news throughout the day from The Local en-gb Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:50:01 +0100 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/20120222-40905.html Germany reiterated on Wednesday there was no need to pour more money into the eurozone's crisis-fighting war chest, a week ahead of a crunch EU summit likely to be dominated by the issue. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:19:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20120222-40893.html Hundreds of thousands of Germans are likely going without power simply because they can't afford the bills, according to a North Rhine-Westphalian consumer organisation studying the problem. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:18:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20120221-40883.html Having employees between the ages of 45 and 67 increases a business' productivity, the German government announced on Tuesday in a report examining age-equality in the workplace. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:02:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20120221-40871.html Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said on Tuesday he was "totally confident" Germany's parliament would approve a Greek bailout deal without the governing coalition having to rely on opposition support. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:31:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20120220-40863.html Greece, which is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, is "no threat to the world economy," Germany's European Central Bank executive board member Jörg Asmussen said on Monday. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:57:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20120220-40861.html German companies are increasingly turning to the bond markets for their financing as banks restrict lending, a new study by Moody's Investors Service found on Monday. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:25:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20120217-40819.html As even Germans were to be found protesting outside the German embassy in Athens on Friday, politicians said a decision would probably be made on Monday about further European aid to struggling Greece. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:13:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20120217-40803.html The Müller Brot bakery chain in Bavaria has declared bankruptcy, two weeks after production was halted following the discovery of maggots in its flour and mouse droppings in its factory. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:22:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20120216-40789.html More than one million jobs in Germany are unfilled, a survey showed on Thursday, as unemployment in Europe's top economy stands at record lows and employers complain of a skills shortage. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:54:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20120216-40775.html They often toil for long hours for little pay and even less glory, but artists are Germany's happiest workers, according to a new study from the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW). Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:09:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20120215-40755.html Germany's finance minister warned on Wednesday that Berlin was not prepared to pour money into what he termed a "bottomless pit" in Greece, after eurozone ministers put a new bailout for Athens on hold. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:05:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20120215-40747.html The eurozone debt crisis brought the German economy, Europe's biggest, to a standstill at the end of last year, data showed Wednesday - but the pause in growth will prove only temporary, analysts said. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:25:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20120214-40731.html German investor confidence hit a 10-month high in February amid optimism Europe's top economy will be able to escape from the eurozone crisis relatively unscathed, data showed on Tuesday. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:02:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20120214-40725.html The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has predicted that Germany, Europe's top economy, will grow by 0.4 percent this year, the Economy Ministry in Berlin said on Tuesday. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:11:00 +0100 http://www.thelocal.de/money/20120213-40709.html Deutsche Bank will pay €800 million to the heirs of a media mogul whose empire collapsed after the bank's CEO said investors were not willing to lend him any more money, the German media reported on Monday. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:52:00 +0100