Business

Symrise: Geschmacksstoffe für 30.000 Produkte

A German phenomenon

“Hidden champions” are internationally highly successful privately owned companies whose names are practically unknown, even in Germany. We reveal three.

Hafen Hamburg: Eine große Welt für sich

Transport hub Germany

Germany is known worldwide as an outstanding logistics hub. Do you know what links Hamburg, Duisburg and Frankfurt am Main?

Containerumschlag: Burchardkai im Hamburger Hafen

The import and export business by numbers

Anyone who knows the current facts and figures will understand the role Germany plays in world trade.

Näherinnen in Asien

Supply chain legislation is coming

The Federal Government wants to oblige companies to better fulfil their global responsibility. Professor Achim Truger, a leading economic expert, explains why.

Turbine von Voith für ein Wasserkraftwerk in den USA

Germany is a major economic power. What is the source of this strength? And how does Germany fare in international comparisons?

Wonder-Gründer Witteler, Steck und Roux (von links)

The pandemic boosts development

The coronavirus has had a significant impact on young enterprises. Business founders from Europe explain how they responded to the pandemic.

Sonnenenergie kann alle Probleme lösen.

The idea is only the first step

Four startups from Germany: whether it's a matter of energy generation or waste-collecting robots, the most important aim is practical implementation and market maturity.

Projektleiter Haokun Zheng mit der Maschine von TUM Boring

Drilling for the breakthrough

Elon Musk has launched an international drilling competition – and two German teams are in the final. A look at a spectacular project.

Nachhaltige Baustoffe – in Wiesbaden entsteht ein wegweisender Supermarkt.

The supermarket becomes a farm

Living the future: herbs and fish, fresh from the shopping-market roof – a vision that is already being built

Marion A. Weissenberger-Eibl: „Verständnis von ‚Fehlern‘ anpassen“

"We need to be bolder"

Innovation expert Marion A. Weissenberger-Eibl on Germany's strengths in questions of the future and decisive challenges.

New Kibbutz: Deutsche Studierende entdecken israelische Startup-Szene.

Living a culture of innovation

The DAAD “New Kibbutz” scholarship brings students from Germany together with the Israeli start-ups scene.

Beim neuen D21-Digital-Index erreicht Deutschland 60 Punkte.

Reduce the digital divide

How digital is Germany? The D21 initiative asked more than 16,000 people about their habits and attitudes.

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