Ifo Institute survey for June shows increase in banks' reluctance to lend It is not only the order situation for construction and industry that remains difficult, but also financing. According to a new survey by the ifo Institute (https://www.ifo.de), 27.1 per cent of...

The Deutsche Bundesbank's new study on payment behaviour in Germany once again shows a decline in cash usage in 2023. "We are very concerned about the strong trend of declining cash payments and, in turn, the further increase in non-cash means of payment," says BDGW...