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.

RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index: Moderate growth of world trade continues

This points towards an ongoing moderate expansion of world trade. The March value was adjusted upwards by a rather large amplitude of 0.8 points as special…

How long do firms live? Research finds patterns of company mortality in market data

Companies come and go for a variety of reasons. Some are bought, some merge with others, and some go out of business completely. There's no shortage of…

Innovation among SMEs continues to fade

The innovation activity of German SMEs has contracted for the third year in succession. Only 28% of small and medium-sized companies recently invested in…

RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index: Growth of world trade continues to slow down

For the previous month in December, almost all data are available now. These data show at least that the decline was less clear than in the flash estimate…

Microcredit doesn't live up to promise of transforming lives of the poor, 6 studies show

Microcredit–providing small loans to underserved entrepreneurs–has been both celebrated and vilified as a development tool. Six new studies from four…

Retail. Stationary Retail as a Market Place for Generations

In the old days, it was the market square; today's generation of elderly people likes to have a chat at the café integrated into the supermarket. Stationary…

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