Bars that will only accept bitcoin like this one in prague. And speculation is rife that amazon could soon accept bitcoin payment. With japan also recognizing bitcoin as legal tender it could be said the crypto currencies future looks good. However after surpassing the eleven thousand dollar mark this week bitcoin share price quickly drops twenty percent before recovering again with fluctuations like this the risk is always there. Christmas is fast approaching bringing in the most lucrative season for the Retail Sector. Germans love to shop and sales in germany this year are robust as stuart lee low unemployment and a strong job market have also been fueling consumption. Since two thousand and twelve germanys most watched Consumer Confidence index has been on a steady upward trend reaching ten point seven points up from six points half a decade ago. Germany isnt alone things are also looking rosy for frances Retail SectorConsumer Confidence levels in the eurozone second largest economy are high november figures beat Market Expectations marking the first rise in recent times surveys show that the french are more optimistic about the future and less worried about unemployment something worth celebrating this holiday season. That sees big company as one of globalization is a winners it produces fans in germany as well as china india and the u. S. And Global Demand is rising for employees worldwide are profiting a trend confirmed in a study by the organization for Economic Cooperation and development or the o. E. C. D. It shows that people in developing countries as well as an industrialized nations are profiting from globalization according to the study globalization can reduce unemployment in many countries and consumers like to spend money on products from around the world. The o. E. C. D. Estimates the Global Economy will grow by three point seven percent in twenty eighteen thats up zero point one percent from two thousand and seventeen the u. S. The Worlds Largest economy will grow considerably next year at two point five percent but eurozone growth will slow to two point one percent thats mostly due to bracks and the unresolved debt crisis in Southern Europe japans economy will grow by one point two percent and china by six point six percent. Experts predict strong growth for a major export or germany positions for skilled workers are rising that will help the countrys refugee population where unemployment remains high. The o. E. C. D. Proposes getting more women into the workforce that with facilitate an expansion of Daycare Centers and kindergartens. The o. E. C. D. Is also calling for lower taxes and special tax breaks for working couples. Protesters were out in force this week in brussels with environmental activists chanting their disapproval for the continued use of life is safe and pesticides in the e. U. But they couldnt stop the European Commission backed by numerous e. U. Members from extending licensing for the controversial chemical for another five years critics maintained life to say it is too dangerous i mean over all days like a major scientific and medical issues that are not totally like the mason everythings on the environment but also we are growing at least seem like a huge well the over this independent evidence linking deficit with concert. The World Health Organization has classified life to sate as a likely carcinogen though other studies including by the European FoodSafety Authority are inconclusive. Life a sate has been used to world wide and industrial Food Production for more than forty years. Critics maintain there are other chemicals with the same benefits and fewer drawbacks. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in the lucrative roundup products produced by us see giant monsanto. A company germanys bya is currently offering more than sixty billion dollars to acquire. The two sides appear to be close to a deal in britains expensive divorce settlement with the European Union according to newspaper reports negotiators have reached an agreement in principle for the u. K. To pay between forty five and fifty five billion euros to the e. U. For its independence from the block. There was no official confirmation for the some but and e. U. Commissioner said that there was an offer on the table. For siemens is setting the stage for germanys largest i. P. O. In more than two decades europes largest industrial conglomerate chose frankfurt over new york for the listing of health and years its medical Technology Division which sells machines to hospitals and doctors offices siemens largest and most profitable sector is expected to go public in the coming year. Black friday which officially kicks off the Christmas Shopping season was a big day for nintendo the popularity of its switch console pushed shares of the japanese game cell producer to their highest level on tokyos nikkei exchange in nine years with the companys shares soaring over ninety percent and twenty seventeen. The handheld switch seems set to become a must have this holiday season. With. The schleck their brand is well known across europe at the companys peak entente schleicher operated fourteen thousand stores and thirteen European Countries a portrait of a selfmade german mogul hung in every branch of what was once one of the biggest family dynasties in germany now a court and stood guard has given the businessman a suspended prison sentence of two years. With his children however lars and Micah Schleicher will be going behind bars for nearly three years. Once it became clear to schleck or that his company would go bankrupt he moved around millions of euros in the Company Money that the court says belong to the drugstore chains creditors. Some of that money went to a Logistics Company belonging to entente slickers children. They siphon millions from that company before it filed for bankruptcy that led to their harsher sentencing. And thats because entente slickers fraud didnt amount to as much financial damage as his childrens their fraud cause damages worth six point one Million Euros in total so they were given longer sentences than their father. Arguably the biggest losers in this lekker drama are the companys workers. The bankruptcy left more than twenty five thousand slacker employees the majority of them women without jobs. The slacker children plan to appeal the verdict. Foreign Companies Operating in china that employ three or more communist Party Members must allow those workers to set up a party sell for many years this was just symbolic but pressure is mounting on these firms to comply which has them worried about government interference. German companies see this as a real challenge because china is such an important market. Some five thousand German Companies have operations in china with investments last year up six point seven billion euros. Carmaker vaults of august employees ninety five thousand workers at its factories in china and generic giant bosch has sixty thousand on its payroll there siemens has just over half that number. First of all i think you can set up these pardons cells always been set up by pardon and thus when there are three Party Members within the company then you can set up a party so i think the difference where would we have some examples is that they have been the companies have been actively approached to support that i think this is the difference that we are seeing i mean setting up pardon sales and also more influence of the party is not a completely new thing and. Beijing says the cells are meant to help Companies Better understand chinese policies and to settle disputes but pressure from the Chinese Government is making it harder for companies to do business. A quarter of the firms recently surveyed pointed to legal issues and interference for not increasing their investments in china. This small band is packed with new technology that makes it possible to see what exactly an aircraft is carrying without having to board it its size and mobility facilitates customs checks at brussels airport. It diane i view this new scanner allows us to inspect the plane in detail from the outside that ensures both the quality and efficiency of checks without hindering the efficiency of airport operations if you just it is a bit of. The new scanner uses reflected x. Ray imaging to locate any smuggled products or explosives on board. It used to take an hour for a plane to clear customs in brussels which has seven hundred flights daily now it only takes ten minutes. That you know this is a huge priority because fraud is not good for the economy. But certainly also because weve learned that the funding of terrorist organizations comes partly from Drug Trafficking if you do. 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