Tag: Industry
Clouds are gathering on the horizon of the German economic recovery
After a decline in gross domestic product at the end of 2022 and stagnation in the first quarter, the government expects growth to accelerate in the coming months. But some…
Slow for German industry
Europe’s largest economy is faltering precariously. Statistics from the Ministry of Economy show a fall of 3.4 percent in industrial production. Market analysts had predicted a decline of 1.3 percent.…
Done with agreements for the staffing industry
“We have, together with our union counterparts, had result-oriented negotiations and have now signed a collective agreement within the so-called brand,” says Johan Huldt, head of negotiations at Kompetensföretagen. The…
2023 first quarter report card of the smartphone industry is out
The 2023 first quarter report card of the smartphone industry has been released. Sector decline compared to the first quarter of 2022 saw. The giants of the smartphone industry will…
PODCAST. Orpea is slowly rebuilding, from corporate pariah to industry model
In this episode of La Loupe, Xavier Yvon questions Béatrice Mathieu, senior Economy reporter at L’Express, on the reconstruction of Orpea, after the abuse scandal. Listen to this episode and…
The music industry breaks new records: “Will continue to grow”
In the 90s, the CD became a profit machine for the music industry. In 1999, the industry brought in 22 billion dollars, according to the industry organization Ifpi. But when…
Canada wants to attract the electric car industry at all costs
For the first time, Volkswagen is opening a factory in North America to build electric batteries. This new gigafactory will be built in 2024 in Ontario, a Canadian province where…
“150,000 jobs at risk”: French industry victim of a triple penalty
Since the beginning of the decade, European industry has become fashionable again; we can only rejoice for the economy and employment. The pandemic and the necessary energy transition have highlighted…
Industry: how to get out of Olson’s paradox? By Nicolas Bouzou
Olson’s paradox is one of the simplest and most powerful theorems in political economy. It tells us that individuals may wish to achieve a collective goal but never succeed because…
a new report to charge on the “eternal pollutants”
The French government published yesterday, Friday April 14, a report eagerly awaited by defenders of the environment. The document analyzes the risks of pollution by PFAS (or perfluorinated and polyfluorinated…