Flash and Facts

13 November 2015

Europe is losing Ground in R&D

Research and Development is of key importance for the growth of any country. But as regards the investments in R&D the Old Continent only ranks third behind the US and Asia. According to the ...

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30 October 2015

The ''Made in Germany'' is not at Risk

"Made in Germany", in particular in the industry sector, is regarded as a guarantee for high-quality, reliability, and trust. The top 50 German brands were valued at € 170 billion. ...

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30 October 2015

Luxury Goods: Europe tops the World

The global personal luxury goods market reached € 224 billion in revenue -at retail equivalent value- in 2014 (Study Bain & Co). And within this sector Europe appears like a fortress. To ...

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13 October 2015

The Best Story in the World

"This is the best story in the world today". These words were spoken by Jim Yong Kim, World Bank Group President, and refer to the poverty eradication. The latest World Bank report is ...

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13 October 2015

Discrimination against Women deepens Poverty

Discrimination against women does not belong to the past. Women are often regarded as members of a cultural minority. And yet, they account for more than 50% of the world's population! Of ...

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28 September 2015

A Continent under Pressure

The economic crisis left traces in a majority of european countries. Lower and middle classes are afraid for their jobs and their future. The fight against youth unemployment failed in many ...

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28 September 2015

A Strong Aerospace Industry

We can estimate that the aerospace and defense (A&D) industries in Europe employ about 800,000 people and generate a turnover of € 198 Billion. Attention has often been drawn, and rightly ...

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8 September 2015

The Future of Manufacturing Industry

European industry has been in decline since the last financial crisis in 2008. But in fact, losing production to countries outside Europe is not a new phenomenon. Industry represented 15% of ...

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8 September 2015

The Retail Model of the Future

It is expected that e-commerce sales in Europe will increase by 18.4% in 2015 and will be worth €185.39 billion (study:RetailMeNot). These figures relate only to retail spending. The growth of ...

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21 August 2015

The Economic Weight of Tourism

The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) estimates the impact of tourism in the world economy at 9% of world GDP in 2013. In Europe it is the third largest socio-economic sector. It is of vital ...

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