Made in Germany: The Business Magazine

Made in Germany gives an inside view of the global economy, provides gripping business reports from the heart of Europe. From the world’s...
Business

Email a friend Publisher Flag as Inappropriate

50.917 Video Episode views

« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 64 Next »

Video Episodes:

Fair Pay not Slave ...
0 Views
21:30:00 05/21/13

A strike against online retailer Amazon has never happened before in Germany. Yet just days ago workers at several locations did just that. Workers are demanding a...

Fair Pay not Slave Wages - Amazon Employees Fight Back

Added 05/21/13
0 Views

Fair Pay not Slave Wages - Amazon Employees Fight Back

[LESS INFO] 0 VIEWS | ADDED 21:30:00 05/21/13
A strike against online retailer Amazon has never happened before in Germany. Yet just days ago workers at several locations did just that. Workers are demanding a collective agreement and wages that comply with established rates for retail stores and mail-order firms. But Amazon believes it should only be obliged to pay the lower wages common in the logistics sector. The difference can be as much as 2 euros an hour. Report by Dan Hirschfeld.

A Rare Few - Debt-f...
0 Views
21:30:00 05/21/13

Only a few cities in Germany have no public debt. After Düsseldorf and Dresden, Langenfeld in the Rhineland is Germany's third-largest debt-free city. Langenfeld i...

A Rare Few - Debt-free Cities in Germany

Added 05/21/13
0 Views

A Rare Few - Debt-free Cities in Germany

[LESS INFO] 0 VIEWS | ADDED 21:30:00 05/21/13
Only a few cities in Germany have no public debt. After Düsseldorf and Dresden, Langenfeld in the Rhineland is Germany's third-largest debt-free city. Langenfeld is a prime example of how city hall doesn't have to conduct a fire sale to eliminate its debts. Financial discipline is the key. Report by Holger Trzeczak.

More Than Just a Ga...
0 Views
21:30:00 05/21/13

German soccer is successful, down-to-earth, and the country's favorite sport. We discuss the clubs' strategies and the business of rights and licensing with Jörn Q...

More Than Just a Game - How Important is Soccer To the Economy?

Added 05/21/13
0 Views

More Than Just a Game - How Important is Soccer To the Economy?

[LESS INFO] 0 VIEWS | ADDED 21:30:00 05/21/13
German soccer is successful, down-to-earth, and the country's favorite sport. We discuss the clubs' strategies and the business of rights and licensing with Jörn Quitzau, an economist at the Berenberg Bank who specializes in sports.

Taiwan - Skyscraper...
0 Views
21:30:00 05/21/13

Reducing buildings' energy needs is a lucrative field of business. In Taipei, Siemens has just renovated the head offices of Taiwan's largest real estate firm to m...

Taiwan - Skyscrapers Go Green with Siemens

Added 05/21/13
0 Views

Taiwan - Skyscrapers Go Green with Siemens

[LESS INFO] 0 VIEWS | ADDED 21:30:00 05/21/13
Reducing buildings' energy needs is a lucrative field of business. In Taipei, Siemens has just renovated the head offices of Taiwan's largest real estate firm to make it more energy efficient. And before that, the German-based company successfully converted Taipei 101 - the world's third-largest office building - with no disruptions. Today Taipei 101 is considered to be the greenest skyscraper on the planet. Report by Christian Uhlig.

Soccer as an Econom...
0 Views
21:30:00 05/21/13

Bundesliga clubs made record profits last year, with a combined turnover of more than two billion euros. And in sporting terms they also went from strength to stre...

Soccer as an Economic Factor - Its Sporting and Business Succe...

Added 05/21/13
0 Views

Soccer as an Economic Factor - Its Sporting and Business Successes

[LESS INFO] 0 VIEWS | ADDED 21:30:00 05/21/13
Bundesliga clubs made record profits last year, with a combined turnover of more than two billion euros. And in sporting terms they also went from strength to strength. Now two German clubs will face one another in the upcoming Champions League final. Made in Germany finds out more about the business of soccer. Report by Miltiades Arsenopoulos.

Career Change: From...
5 Views
21:30:00 05/14/13

Jan Bredack's career was getting off to a turbo-charged start. At the age of 30, he was already a top manager at Germany's most prestigious carmaker, Mercedes-Benz...

Career Change: From Mercedes Manager to Vegan Supermarket Owner

Added 05/14/13
5 Views

Career Change: From Mercedes Manager to Vegan Supermarket Owner

[LESS INFO] 5 VIEWS | ADDED 21:30:00 05/14/13
Jan Bredack's career was getting off to a turbo-charged start. At the age of 30, he was already a top manager at Germany's most prestigious carmaker, Mercedes-Benz. But then, he decided to start over completely. Bredack, who became a vegan, founded Veganz, Berlin's first all-vegan supermarket. Business is good, but the bottom line is no longer Bredack's main priority. Report by Anja Kimmig.

Cheap Money - High ...
0 Views
21:30:00 05/14/13

Money keeps getting cheaper and the European Central Bank's interest rate is lower than ever. Is that helping to boost the real economy or are speculators reaping ...

Cheap Money - High Risk

Added 05/14/13
0 Views

Cheap Money - High Risk

[LESS INFO] 0 VIEWS | ADDED 21:30:00 05/14/13
Money keeps getting cheaper and the European Central Bank's interest rate is lower than ever. Is that helping to boost the real economy or are speculators reaping the profits? In Germany's financial center, Frankfurt, we met up with stock market traders and asset managers who are winning new customers with the flood of cash. They try to gauge the risk that this new money might bring. Report by Paula Henfling.

Raising Capital - I...
0 Views
21:30:00 05/14/13

Ireland is the EU's model crisis country. Taoiseach Enda Kenny's austerity measures seem to be working. But unemployment is still drastically high and many people ...

Raising Capital - Ireland’s forests are up for sale

Added 05/14/13
0 Views

Raising Capital - Ireland’s forests are up for sale

[LESS INFO] 0 VIEWS | ADDED 21:30:00 05/14/13
Ireland is the EU's model crisis country. Taoiseach Enda Kenny's austerity measures seem to be working. But unemployment is still drastically high and many people say the Troika is holding the Irish in a stranglehold. In exchange for financial aid, Ireland has to generate its own new capital. Now the government wants to sell logging rights for state forests to international investors. Is desperation making Ireland sell the family jewels? Report by Gerhard Elfers.

Can France avoid re...
0 Views
21:30:00 05/14/13

Is there a possibility that Paris can still head off the downturn? We'll talk to economist Ansgar Belke of the University of Duisburg-Essen about Franco-German eco...

Can France avoid recession?

Added 05/14/13
0 Views

Can France avoid recession?

[LESS INFO] 0 VIEWS | ADDED 21:30:00 05/14/13
Is there a possibility that Paris can still head off the downturn? We'll talk to economist Ansgar Belke of the University of Duisburg-Essen about Franco-German economic relations and about opportunities to jumpstart France's economic engine.

France - Europe's n...
0 Views
21:30:00 05/14/13

A year ago Francois Hollande won the presidency on the back of huge promises: He said he'd create jobs, get the economy back on track, and cut debt. But a year lat...

France - Europe's next problem child?

Added 05/14/13
0 Views

France - Europe's next problem child?

[LESS INFO] 0 VIEWS | ADDED 21:30:00 05/14/13
A year ago Francois Hollande won the presidency on the back of huge promises: He said he'd create jobs, get the economy back on track, and cut debt. But a year later France's economy is in worse shape than ever. Unemployment is at 10 percent and economic growth is weak at best. Is France sliding into recession? Report by Grit Hofmann.

Strikes in Germany ...
2 Views
21:30:00 05/07/13

The IG Metall union is demanding a 5.5 percent wage increase for its members in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Strikes and rallies are designed to up the p...

Strikes in Germany - The wage dispute continues

Added 05/07/13
2 Views

Strikes in Germany - The wage dispute continues

[LESS INFO] 2 VIEWS | ADDED 21:30:00 05/07/13
The IG Metall union is demanding a 5.5 percent wage increase for its members in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Strikes and rallies are designed to up the pressure on employers. We ask companies affected by the strikes how the higher wages might affect them and talk to economists at the University of Stuttgart. Report by Marion Hütter.

Costly Cord - exclu...
1 Views
21:30:00 05/07/13

The success of the family-run Wellendorff company sounds like something of a fairy tale. Despite high gold prices and the debt crisis, nothing seems able to hold t...

Costly Cord - exclusive jewellery by Wellendorff

Added 05/07/13
1 Views

Costly Cord - exclusive jewellery by Wellendorff

[LESS INFO] 1 VIEWS | ADDED 21:30:00 05/07/13
The success of the family-run Wellendorff company sounds like something of a fairy tale. Despite high gold prices and the debt crisis, nothing seems able to hold the company back. On the contrary, demand often exceeds supply. The family made a name for itself with fine gold jewelry. And its gold cord and rope for necklaces and bracelets have become a global trademark for the Wellendorffs. Report by Bettina Thoma.

Nerves on Edge - Pr...
0 Views
21:30:00 05/07/13

Colombia is among the favorites at this year's WorldSkills Championships in Leipzig. In the preliminaries, the South Americans already picked up six gold medals. T...

Nerves on Edge - Preparations for WorldSkills in Colombia

Added 05/07/13
0 Views

Nerves on Edge - Preparations for WorldSkills in Colombia

[LESS INFO] 0 VIEWS | ADDED 21:30:00 05/07/13
Colombia is among the favorites at this year's WorldSkills Championships in Leipzig. In the preliminaries, the South Americans already picked up six gold medals. They'll have to have steady nerves in Leipzig, so mental training is a big part of preparations. Their training supervisor is Helman Yesid Rusinque, who uses methods common in team sports. Report by Manuela Kasper-Claridge.

Ahead of the World ...
1 Views
21:30:00 05/07/13

Brazil's wealth is growing, and with it the consumption of soft drinks and beer. In Latin America's biggest country, one brewery after the other is opening. In man...

Ahead of the World Cup - German equipment for Brazil

Added 05/07/13
1 Views

Ahead of the World Cup - German equipment for Brazil

[LESS INFO] 1 VIEWS | ADDED 21:30:00 05/07/13
Brazil's wealth is growing, and with it the consumption of soft drinks and beer. In Latin America's biggest country, one brewery after the other is opening. In many of them, the bottling and packaging equipment is made by the German firm Krones, the world market leader. One year before the Soccer World Cup, new breweries are rushing to get their operations up and running. Report by Grit Hofmann and Carmen Meyer.

Trainees Wanted - G...
2 Views
21:30:00 04/30/13

A traditional restaurant in the small Bavarian town of Deggendorf has turned to Bulgaria to find trainees to work in its kitchens. It's a steep learning curve for ...

Trainees Wanted - Germany looks to Bulgaria for help

Added 04/30/13
2 Views

Trainees Wanted - Germany looks to Bulgaria for help

[LESS INFO] 2 VIEWS | ADDED 21:30:00 04/30/13
A traditional restaurant in the small Bavarian town of Deggendorf has turned to Bulgaria to find trainees to work in its kitchens. It's a steep learning curve for the new recruits. Traditional Bavarian dishes like "Zwiebelrostbraten" are a whole new world. But the initiative has been a success. The restaurant was not able to find suitable apprentices closer to home. It's become a widespread problem in Germany. So, in 2011 the town of Deggendorf started going abroad to find fresh talent. Report by Claudia Laszczak.

Finding the Needle ...
0 Views
21:30:00 04/30/13

Michael Tippmann has been in personnel consulting and recruitment since the 1970s. He's seen many a manager and executive come and go - and many of them he recruit...

Finding the Needle in the Haystack - Headhunter Michael Tippmann

Added 04/30/13
0 Views

Finding the Needle in the Haystack - Headhunter Michael Tippmann

[LESS INFO] 0 VIEWS | ADDED 21:30:00 04/30/13
Michael Tippmann has been in personnel consulting and recruitment since the 1970s. He's seen many a manager and executive come and go - and many of them he recruited himself. He knows what executives want when they change jobs, and he also knows what companies are offering. Now Michael Tippmann has teamed up with one of his longstanding partners and two employees to start over afresh. Report by Dorothea Topf.

« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 64 Next »

Fair Pay not Slave Wages - Amazon Employees Fig...

Show: Made in Germany: The Business Magazine

Email a friend Flag Inappropriate More Info
Trouble Playing? Download Video

Fair Pay not Slave Wages - Amazon Employees Fight Back
05/21/13

A strike against online retailer Amazon has never happened before in Germany. Yet just days ago workers at several locations did just that. Workers are demanding a collective agreement and wages that comply with established rates for retail stores and mail-order firms. But Amazon believes it should only be obliged to pay the lower wages common in the logistics sector. The difference can be as much as 2 euros an hour. Report by Dan Hirschfeld.