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These 10 facts prove London is still open for business

London has been a global nerve centre for nearly 2000 years and has no plans to abdicate now.

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The Hanseatic Silicon Valley? New digital centre to be built in Hamburg

Watch out, Berlin. Construction on a digital centre in the Hanseatic city state is set to start in a few days, attracting big companies and start-ups alike.

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‘Innovative’ Germans finally discover Victorian drying rack

No one beats the Germans when it comes to invention and innovation - or so the cliché goes. But a Munich startup’s new project shows they’re not always first to the party.

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Germany must lead in innovation: experts

German small and medium sized companies are lagging behind their competitors in Europe and further afield when it comes to innovation, a survey for the Federation of German Industry (BDI) has found.

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Why Germany fears US digital disruptors

Every week brings a new headline pitting German politicians, businesses or unions against a US digital company. What is the country's problem with US tech businesses?

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Germany lags rivals in innovation rankings

Germany lags its rivals when it comes to innovation, according to global rankings. But in other measures it leads Europe in technological progress. How innovative is the country really?

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Frankfurter invents what others 'forgot to make'

Germany is known as a country of inventors - one man who is still using oily cogs and beautifully cut pieces of metal to make machines worthy of the animated characters Wallace and Gromit, has become the subject of a book.