Business and Finance

This area provides up-to-date and interesting developments from the world of business, economics and finance.

A wealth of information is available on topics ranging from stock markets, consumer climate, labor market policies, bond markets, foreign trade and interest rate trends to stock exchange news and economic forecasts.

KfW's funding strategy passes 2009 stress test successfully

To fulfil its promotional mandate, KfW Bankengruppe raised nearly EUR 74 billion in the international capital markets in 2009, just as it had announced. The…

Value of volunteering more than economic

'The Value of Volunteering' – which features contributions from academics, representatives from the UK government, third sector organisations and volunteers…

More interpersonal trust can have a significant impact on growth in developing countries

In a recent thesis from the University of Gothenburg, researcher Pelle Ahlerup demonstrates that there is reason to believe that interpersonal trust is more…

Trying Too Hard to Track Spending Counterproductive for Grocery Shoppers

“When shopping in a grocery store, the chaotic, information-rich environment can tax a shopper's ability to mentally calculate the total basket price,” says…

KfW IPEX-Bank launches new financing product for small export transactions

KfW IPEX-Bank will now also be able to offer long-term financing for small export transactions. For this purpose it will be using an instrument of Northstar…

"Virtuous Circle" of regional development

Even international companies are embedded in their regional context; this is one of the main messages of the CURE project. They depend on regional workforces,…

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