German Mittelstand-companies are under pressure. The global and European environments are becoming increasingly confusing. The business-location is showing economic and structural weaknesses. Markets ...
Scenarios are not predictions of future developments, but are to be understood as sharpened figures of thought or thought experiments. They help us to better understand the world and to categorise pre ...
Party political tactics are preventing rapid reforms and investments, extremist forces are gaining ground. Germany is falling further behind in the competition between business locations. There is a g ...
In response to the crises of the 2020s, decisive political, entrepreneurial and social reactions are setting the course for an economic upturn in Germany, driven by a leading role in the digital and g ...
The increasing withdrawal of the USA from Europe is creating momentum for deeper EU integration with security policy as a new nucleus. This also creates space for joint strategies in other fields, suc ...
The systemic conflict between the USA and China is escalating into a decoupling of global trade activities. Germany's industrial SMEs are being put to an existential test. The loss of supplier relatio ...
The extreme scenario as a thought experiment: As a result of massive tensions between the member states, which lead to an extreme blockade policy, the states agree to abolish the EU treaties. In the c ...
With five scenarios for the future of industrial Mittelstand in Germany in 2030, the BDI wants to encourage both politicians and companies to navigate well-founded despite the current complex and conf ...
What future for the industrial Mittelstand in Germany? German Mittelstand companies are under pressure. The global and European environment is becoming increasingly confusing, the traditional business ...
Practical, standardized and SME-friendly Digital product passports (DPP) can make a key contribution to promoting the green and digital transformation. They also offer companies the opportunity to rea ...
