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In Focus Skilled Workforce and Education

Despite Challenging Conditions: Companies Continue Investing in Tomorrow's Skilled Workforce

Companies in Germany value the benefits of dual vocational training, as shown once again by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) Training Survey 2026. This highlights how businesses are strongly committed to developing their skilled workforce, despite currently facing significant...

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Innovation and Digitalisation

Committee for Information and Communication Technology

The DIHK ICT Committee brings together expertise from the digital economy and addresses key issues such as fibre optics and mobile network expansion, IT security, data economy, and digital administration.

Energy and Raw Materials: Why the Hormuz Crisis Affects Germany Too

The consequences of the crisis in the Persian Gulf extend far beyond the region. Although Germany's energy supply is secure in the short term, rising energy prices, risks to gas supply, and potential shortages of critical raw materials such as helium, aluminium, and plastics are putting...

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Reaction Economic and Fiscal Policy

Interest Rate Decision Provides Stability and Security for the Economy

DIHK Chief Analyst Volker Treier on today's ECB interest rate decision

Date of publication 30.07.2026
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Reaction Innovation and Digitalisation

Hightech Agenda Germany: Mixed Results from the Perspective of Businesses

Sebastian Bolay, DIHK Head of Energy, Environment, Industry, on the measures initiated a year ago

Date of publication 30.07.2026
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Reaction Economic and Fiscal Policy

Gross Domestic Product: Growth Encouraging but No Breakthrough

DIHK Chief Economist Volker Treier on Economic Growth in the Second Quarter of 2026

Date of publication 30.07.2026
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Reaction Energy and climate policy

Renewable Expansion and Electrification Must Be Aligned

Sebastian Bolay, Head of the Energy, Environment, and Industry Department at the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), on the energy reform planned by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs

Date of publication 29.07.2026
Press Release Skilled Workforce and Education

Companies remain strongly committed to training despite the crisis

DIHK Chief Executive Melnikov on the DIHK Vocational Training Survey 2026: "Vocational education is a recipe for success, but it requires good framework conditions."

Date of publication 28.07.2026
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Surveys and Figures Skilled Workforce and Education

Vocational Training Survey 2026: Companies remain committed despite adverse circumstances

Companies recognise the quality and appeal of dual vocational training, as confirmed once again by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (DIHK) Vocational Training Survey 2026. However, more companies within the IHK network are having to reduce their apprenticeship offerings due to...

Date of publication 28.07.2026
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Surveys and Figures Energy and climate policy

Energy Transition Barometer 2026: Rising Costs Become a Risk

Industrial companies are moving production abroad, investments in core processes are being postponed: The current Energy Transition Barometer of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) highlights the major challenges posed by high energy costs for companies.

Date of publication 27.07.2026
Press Release Economic and Fiscal Policy

Energy Costs: One-third of Large Industrial Enterprises Already Shifting Production Abroad

The DIHK Energy Transition Barometer 2026 reveals: High energy costs are increasingly affecting investments in core processes. Businesses are calling for reliable regulatory frameworks, efficient infrastructure, and internationally competitive energy prices.

Date of publication 27.07.2026
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In Focus Innovation and Digitalisation

One Year of Germany's Hightech Agenda: Many Promises, Plenty of Gaps

Germany’s Hightech Agenda 2025 aims to advance six future technologies and boost the country’s innovation momentum in the long term. A year later, businesses see room for improvement: many proposals are too vague and not sufficiently SME-oriented.

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Reaction International Trade and Market Access

New US Tariffs: "This is not what planning security looks like"

DIHK's Head of Foreign Trade, Volker Treier, on the latest tariff announcements from Washington

Date of publication 24.07.2026
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Reaction Business Development

Important Impulses for Key Start-up Topics

DIHK Chief Executive Helena Melnikov on the Start-up and Scale-up Strategy of the Federal Government

Date of publication 24.07.2026
Press Release International Trade and Market Access

EU Should Forge Alliance for Open Trade with Pacific States

A strategic partnership between the EU and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) could serve as an anchor for open trade and reliable rules in an increasingly fragmented global economy. A new DIHK policy paper highlights the opportunities.

Date of publication 23.07.2026