Household savings rate increases in Q1 2025
The household savings rate in the euro area stood at 15.4% in the first quarter of 2025, up 0.2 percentage…
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Political polarisation in Poland likely to weigh on business competitiveness
Following the narrow victory of right-wing candidate Karol Nawrocki in Poland‘s presidential election, ING has said that the political polarisation…
What EU country saw the biggest increase in bankruptcy declarations in Q1 2025?
Greece reported a 35.9% quarterly increase in bankruptcy declarations in the first quarter of 2025, the highest in the European…
More than half of EU businesses held remote meetings last year
Some 52.9% of enterprises within the EU held meetings remotely via the internet last year, marking a 2.9-percentage-point increase on…
Large businesses contribute the most to the Swedish economy
Net turnover in Sweden‘s business sector rose 4.2% in 2023, to SEK 12.46 billion, compared to the previous year, with…
German SMEs showing limited appetite for investment
Small-to-medium sized enterprises in Germany are showing hesitancy when investing, a new study by Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) has found. The…
Japan a promising market for German businesses, study finds
More than four fifths (82%) of German companies doing business in Japan generated profits last year, with close to a…
Business sentiment improvement in France hints at economic recovery, says ING
France’s business climate index rose to 97 in March, from 96 the previous month, an indication of potential economic recovery,…
Business outlook expectations in Ireland ‘second strongest in the world’
Ireland‘s businesses are particularly bullish about their future prospects, with Irish business expectations the second strongest on a global level,…
Bankruptcy declarations fell slightly in the EU in Q4 2024
The number of bankruptcy declarations in the European Union fell by 0.7% in the fourth quarter of the year, compared…