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Number of company bankruptcies in Germany continues upward trend

Euro banknotes displayed on a table. In the first three months of the year 5,209 companies filed for bankruptcy in Germany, the Federal Statistical Office on 14 June, continuing an upward trend. This year’s first quarter figure was 26.5% higher than in the same quarter last year. It was also 11.2% higher than in same […]

Multiple factors driving upward trend in German crime

German police recorded the highest number of crimes last year since 2016, with violent crime also rising over the same period. The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) which released the data on Tuesday pointed to three factors that could have contributed to the rise: ongoing post-pandemic effects, price rises and increased migration over a short […]