US and German GDP show consumers are central to recovery, and other economy stories you need to read this week

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum./ Author: Gabi Thesing, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda 1. Revised US and German growth data shows consumers hold key to recovery The US economy grew more than previously reported in the first quarter thanks to stronger consumer spending, while revised estimates […]

US and German GDP show consumers are central to recovery, and other economy stories you need to read this week

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Gabi Thesing, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda 1. Revised US and German growth data shows consumers hold key to recovery The US economy grew more than previously reported in the first quarter thanks to stronger consumer spending, while revised estimates […]

More Germans are swapping planes for trains because of climate worries

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Katharine Rooney, Senior Writer, Formative Content Domestic flights in Germany have dropped by 12% compared to last year. Train companies in the country are seeing record passenger numbers. Analysts say consumer awareness of the climate crisis is a […]

State aid: Commission approves German scheme for very high capacity broadband networks in Bavaria

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a Bavarian scheme to deploy very high capacity networks in Bavaria. The aid will bring very fast broadband to customers in areas where the market does not provide them, in line with the EU […]

Germany is trying to rescue its fabled forests from climate change

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Douglas Broom, Senior Writer, Formative Content Germany’s forests are in a bad way. Two summers of extreme heat and a plague of pests and timber diseases have reduced their area by the equivalent of 200,000 football fields. Now the […]

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