Germany is the fourth largest market in the world and the largest economy in Europe. It is also one of the world’s largest exporters, with most of the country’s exports coming from its strong engineering sector, including cars, telecommunications and renewable energy technolog...

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The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has announced that the Government’s ambition to be the ‘greenest Government ever’ is missing its targets.

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Brian Ashcroft, professor of economics at Strathclyde University, has queried the effectiveness of the recent public spending cuts, warning that the strong economic growth currently occurring in Germany and France is “difficult” for the UK Government.

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UK workers are seventh worst off in the world in terms of tax, and pay more than employees in the US and Japan.

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Small businesses in the UK intend to create almost half a million jobs in the next year, new research has found.

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As the window for responding to the Government's consultation on no-fault dismissals closes today, the CIPD is urging ministers to recognise that watering down employment regulation is not only damaging for employee relations but will also fail to achieve the intended result.

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UK shoppers have been revealed as the most likely to complain about poor service or rude staff ahead of anywhere else in Europe.

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A new international study has found that, while young people in the UK are more ambitious than many of their European counterparts, they need a boost to their self-belief and determination to turn that ambition into success.

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The UK’s ‘cleantech’ companies are feeling optimistic about the future, according to new research released this week by the Carbon Trust. Defying the wider economic uncertainty, the UK’s cleantech companies have become more confident about their prospects in the last year with...

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A significant 84 percent of businesses in the UK, France and Germany have suffered at least one security breach in the past year, according to a new report published recently by Juniper Networks.

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The Eurozone economy grew by 0.8 percent in the first quarter of 2011, an increase of 0.5 percent on the previous quarter.

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London’s commercial property sector appears to be continuing in its recovery, according to reports that the city is outperforming many European counterparts.

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UK technology growth is lagging significantly behind global trends, according to new research.

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Over half (51 percent) of UK businesses highlight IT innovation as a key growth strategy for 2012, according to new research published by Epson Business Council.

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Online auctions website eBay is expecting a 25 percent increase in the number of million-pound businesses on the site this year.

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Food and non-alcoholic drink exports rose to over £12 billion (£12,152.4m) in 2011, exceeding expectations and confirming significant potential for overseas growth over the next decade.

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The draft Patent Box legislation remained intact at its first reading in Parliament, with just some minor tinkering at the edges, according to Withers & Rogers, a leading firm of patent attorneys.

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Growth in the Eurozone services sector slowed in May alongside a fall in business confidence to its lowest level in 18 months.

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Creditreform, a German credit agency, has released details of new research which shows that UK companies are some of the most over-reliant on debt finance throughout Europe.

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