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International: Business archive

Less Is More: Rogue Economists Champion Prosperity without Growth
May 02, 2013, 04:23 PM

Less Is More Rogue Economists Champion Prosperity without Growth

For years, economists have posited that prosperity requires growth, with environmental damage as the regrettable but unavoidable consequence. A growing number of critics are now challenging this equation, though, calling for a radical revamping of the economic system. By Nils Klawitter more... Forum ]


Gnome City: How Garden Kitsch Saved a Polish Town
May 02, 2013, 04:21 PM

Gnome City How Garden Kitsch Saved a Polish Town

A flourishing garden gnome industry spared an entire region around the town of Nowa Sól in western Poland from economic ruin. With the decorations now out of style, the industry is branching out to plastic tigers, dinosaurs and even churros. By Jan Puhl more... Forum ]


Powerful Enemies: Kremlin Targets Russian Facebook Clone
May 02, 2013, 11:32 AM

Powerful Enemies Kremlin Targets Russian Facebook Clone

Russia's successful Facebook clone VKontakte has long been a thorn in the Kremlin's side. Now, Moscow appears to be increasing pressure on the company, and CEO Pavel Durov has left the country. By Benjamin Bidder more... Forum ]

Europe's Moral Quandary: The High Human Price of Cheap T-Shirts
April 29, 2013, 06:40 PM

Europe's Moral Quandary The High Human Price of Cheap T-Shirts

More than 3,000 people worked producing cheap t-shirts for European clothing chains in the highrise sweatshop that collapsed in Bangladesh last week. Hundreds died because the facility was lacking even the most basic safety standards. By Hasnain Kazim, Nils Klawitter and Wieland Wagner more... Forum ]

'Perpetuating Blight': Deutsche Bank 'Slumlord' Case Going to Trial
April 25, 2013, 01:29 PM

'Perpetuating Blight' Deutsche Bank 'Slumlord' Case Going to Trial

Is Deutsche Bank one of the biggest "slumlords" in Los Angeles? The city thinks so, and has brought a lawsuit against the German banking giant that is headed to court now that a dismissal bid was rejected. more... Forum ]

Flat-Rate Fiasco: Telekom Plan to Limit DSL Worries Berlin
April 25, 2013, 10:37 AM

Flat-Rate Fiasco Telekom Plan to Limit DSL Worries Berlin

German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom sparked controversy this week with plans to curtail flat-rate DSL speeds once certain data thresholds are reached. Customers, Internet advocates and the German government are all concerned. By Annett Meiritz and Severin Weiland more... Forum ]

German 'Alternative': Parallel Currency Idea Carries Great Risks
April 22, 2013, 04:35 PM

German 'Alternative' Parallel Currency Idea Carries Great Risks

A new German protest party is proposing the gradual re-introduction of the national currencies of highly indebted euro-zone countries. While the party's spokesman insists the idea solves everyone's problems, it has one major drawback: Economists agree it won't work. By Sven Böll more... Forum ]

'Excessive': Strike Grounds Nearly All Lufthansa Flights
April 22, 2013, 12:29 PM

'Excessive' Strike Grounds Nearly All Lufthansa Flights

Lufthansa cancelled most of its flights on Monday due to a strike by ground and cabin crew aimed at pressuring the airline in an ongoing wage dispute. The German national carrier called the measure "excessive" and "unprecedented." more... Forum ]

Help Wanted: Will Dearth of Experts Starve German Economy?
April 19, 2013, 06:10 PM

Help Wanted Will Dearth of Experts Starve German Economy?

The success of Germany's economy has long been driven by small and mid-sized companies dependent on skilled labor. But a developing shortage of experts represents a threat to the country's economic future. With babies in short supply, immigration could be the answer. By Charles Hawley more... Forum ]

Risky 'Abenomics': Can Japan Jumpstart Its Economy?
April 18, 2013, 01:52 PM

Risky 'Abenomics' Can Japan Jumpstart Its Economy?

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic plan has rallied the Nikkei index and offered hope to those weighed down by the country's economic problems. But critics fear it could lead to national bankruptcy. By Wieland Wagner more... Forum ]

Looking Beyond Europe: German Firms Wary of Euro Zone
April 18, 2013, 01:36 PM

Looking Beyond Europe German Firms Wary of Euro Zone

A new survey of small and medium-sized companies in Germany finds that they are losing interest in the euro zone. Instead, they are placing their bets on countries even further afield, especially fast-growing emerging economies. By David Böcking more...



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