Productivity growth in Germany. Finding a way out of the deadlock. The declining growth in labour productivity is causing huge problems for Germany and many other industrialised nations. The unfavoura ...
Industrial production and trade in the individual industries BDI expects manufacturing output in Germany to increase by 2.5 percent in 2018 after plus 3.3 percent in 2017. The strongly export-oriented ...
From the smallest chips in our smartphones to complete household appliances, we are dependent on a complex supply chain. It begins with the extraction of the basic materials such as copper, silicon, c ...
The US documentation requirements for raw materials known as “conflict resources” originating from countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo are aggravating the living conditions in the m ...
The European Parliament has approved the regulation on conflict minerals. BDI welcomes the fact that the regulation comprises voluntary arrangements for the downstream area (from smelting through to e ...
Metals such as tungsten, tantalum, tin and gold are found in numerous everyday objects – such as microchips, for instance. Today, those metals are known as “conflict resources” because they are extrac ...
BDI Director General Joachim Lang responds to the EU decision on the Brexit negotiation guidelines and the proposed transition period until the end of 2020. “The transition period until the end of 20 ...
The introduction of collective redress instruments should be expressly rejected due to the high risk of abuse for companies. The BDI firmly rejects the introduction of collective redress instruments i ...
BDI (Federation of German Industries) Director General Joachim Lang comments about Prime Minister Theresa May's visit to Berlin. Instead of specifying concrete proposals with regard to future relation ...
Back to four percent growth. Global economic growth is gathering pace, with financial risks also rising The Global economy is to pick up speed in 2018, growing by four percent. The growth is higher th ...
