Category: Target groups

Purchasing power 2023 rises sharply

The increase in purchasing power in recent years was halted by the Corona pandemic. Now the purchasing power of Germans per capita is rising again - but only nominally. The challenge for companies and consumers will remain in 2022 due to additional crises. What does this mean in detail or specifically for your Municipality ?

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Time for affordable luxury 

For a long time now, people have been trying to draw conclusions about the overall economic situation on the basis of everyday observations. At present, for example, we are once again hearing more frequently about the so-called lipstick index. This indicator was

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Skiers

Winter is here, the Christmas season is in full swing, and skiers are waiting in the wings. Many hope for fantastic winter weather with snow and sun, but many landscapes are often submerged in drizzle and permanent gray. It's a good thing that there are at least six indoor ski centers in Germany that offer winter pleasures. These are located far from the Alps. So, which regions reach their catchment areas? And, moreover, where are there places whose names evoke a little Christmas spirit?

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Hot November for car insurance

November is hot - at least when it comes to taking out car insurance. This is the month when most drivers have to decide whether to remain loyal to their insurance company or accept a supposedly cheaper offer. Interestingly, the market leader in this segment took over some shares in a well-known garage chain this summer. What is behind this and in which regions do citizens spend more money on car insurance than elsewhere?

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Demographics & Skills Shortage - Baby Boomers Retire

A shortage of skilled workers is a problem that is becoming increasingly apparent throughout Germany. Now that the Corona crisis has been overcome, there are problems everywhere. There is a shortage of skilled workers. Whether at airport security checkpoints, in the transportation industry, in the trades, in the restaurant trade, in the healthcare sector or in industry. New workers are being sought everywhere. The map on the "young and old" age group provides information on the distribution in Germany.

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Connecting Worlds - Connecting Digital Twin.

Under this motto the Esri Conference took place simultaneously in three cities this year. Numerous GIS users and interested people met in Bonn, Zurich and Vienna to exchange information about the innovations of the ArcGIS technology. The digital twin played a major role in the event, which was divided into various "twin topic tracks" such as Governmental, Urban, Infrastructure, Environmental and Business.

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Worries about the precaution

The zero interest rate policy of recent years has now been left behind by the finance and insurance industry. Interest rates are rising at an unusually rapid pace in order to achieve price stability again as soon as possible. The main problem at present is high inflation, reminiscent of the early 1970s.
Against this background, almost all interest-bearing securities are a negative business. This also applies above all to insurance products for retirement provision. But where do people live who are considered "heavily insured"?

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Securing the heat transition with data models

According to the Federal Environment Agency, renewable energies account for just 16.5 percent of final energy consumption for heating and cooling. Because the starting situations in the municipalities are different, the heat turnaround needs data above all. A guest article in energate | messenger (published by Energate GmbH, a specialist publisher for the energy industry in German-speaking countries) with Norbert Stankus.

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