Government-funded short-time work program Many experts credit the government-funded short-time work program for limiting job losses during the global financial and economic crisis. Other factors, such as moderate wage increases in recent years, flexibility in bargaining agreements, numerous company-level alliances to retain jobs, the option of offering more flexible formsRead More →
Employment in Germany As a result of the past reforms, employment in Germany has continued to rise for the eight consecutive years and reached an all-time high of 41.84 million in 2013, an increase of 233,000 from 2012. In particular, women and the elderly have benefitted from the positive trendsRead More →
Labor The labor market remained resilient during the economic and financial crisis and continued to be strong in 2013. The rebound in Germany’s labor market and economy owes much to the comprehensive set of labor and social reforms, termed “Agenda 2010,” that former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and his Social Democrat/GreensRead More →
OPIC and Other Investment Insurance Program OPIC programs were available for the new states of eastern Germany for several years during the early 1990s following reunification, but were later suspended because of progress in the economic and political transition. EU Forecast euf:b.a18b:8/nws-01Read More →
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