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EUROPEAN ECONOMY German business confidence records third straight decline / Eurozone purchasing managers' indices weaken / Manufacturing indicators tumble	26.07.2023
UK ECONOMY Inflation ebbs to lowest mark in over a year / Price growth still faster than in euro area / Retail sales improve	24.07.2023
MANAGEMENT GERMANY More companies slip into insolvency – Creditreform / Heavy increase in the processing industry	19.07.2023
PLASTRIBUTION Distributor warns of imitators / Scammers try to get resin / CEO calls for vigilance	18.07.2023
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE How will AI impact the European plastics industry? / ChatGPT weighs in	12.07.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German business climate index drops significantly / ‘Weak industry is pulling German economy into difficult waters'	04.07.2023
MANAGEMENT GERMANY Companies complain about shortage of skilled labour, excessive bureaucracy / Relocation of production increasingly becoming an issue	19.06.2023
GERMAN ECONOMY Domestic economy lacks impetus / Germany slips into recession / Unclear outlook – DIHK survey	26.05.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German business confidence ends upward trend / Euro area manufacturing indicator slides	25.05.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German business confidence improves again / Gloomier sentiment hits rubber, plastics firms / Purchasing managers report uneven growth in Germany, Eurozone	26.04.2023
INFLATION Price growth to remain high through 2026 – ifo survey / Lowest rates forecast for Western Europe, North America, parts of Asia / ECB poll says costs to decline faster in Eurozone	19.04.2023
GERMAN ECONOMY Nearly one in five industrial firms want to cut foreign investment / Chambers of commerce fear gradual relocation of production	19.04.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German plastics, rubber industry more optimistic / Eurozone manufacturing under pressure	29.03.2023
MANAGEMENT Expert opinion: Germany is losing attractiveness as a business location / Companies also report more obstacles to business abroad	24.03.2023
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK Mixed signals suggest German recession still lurking / Eurozone data improve again	23.02.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY The recession that never was? / German business confidence continues higher / Economic indicators suggest growth fears overblown	26.01.2023
MANAGEMENT Late payments for 43% of B2B invoices in Eastern Europe / Liquidity problems plague companies / Energy crisis, geopolitical tensions major concern – Atradius report	26.01.2023
MANAGEMENT Major insolvencies in Germany up one-third in 2022 / Return to normal level after pandemic / No wave of failures on the horizon	23.01.2023
GERMAN ECONOMY A sense of hope: Mood among business managers improves / View of present environment rebounds	20.12.2022
MANUFACTURING Economic indicators in Europe show surprise gains / Recession still coming, analysts warn	28.11.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY Ifo says business confidence worst since May 2020 / Country “slipping into recession” / OECD slashes growth forecasts for Germany, euro area	27.09.2022
MANAGEMENT Soaring Asian write-offs hit liquidity / Use of trade credit rises / Strong financial management needed / Atradius report	07.09.2022
EUROZONE ECONOMY Inflation pushes above 9% / Analysts forecast headline rate beyond 10% by year's end / Growth outlook dims	01.09.2022
RAW MATERIALS German shortages ease in August / Plastics, rubber shops report better-than-average sourcing	31.08.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY Expectations at plastics and rubber firms lowest since Q3 2020 / Chemical companies report worst environment in over three decades / Ifo survey	26.08.2022

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