The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Germany number 2 in EU inequality ranking Sixty per cent of all German assets are in the hands of just 10 percent of the population. That puts Germany among the frontrunners for inequality in the Eurozone. https://www.thelocal.de/20160322/germany-is-a-frontrunners-of-inequality-in-the-eurozone Tue, 22 Mar 2016 11:21:19 +0100 germany-is-a-frontrunners-of-inequality-in-the-eurozone Ten percent of Germans own over half of country’s wealth Social inequality is on the rise as the richest ten percent of Germans have increased their share of the country’s wealth, new figures show. https://www.thelocal.de/20160125/ten-percent-of-germans-own-over-half-of-countrys-wealth Mon, 25 Jan 2016 10:03:43 +0100 ten-percent-of-germans-own-over-half-of-countrys-wealth Report: German wealth shrank by 15% in decade A new study shows that the value of private household assets has actually dropped over the past decade, contradicting prior reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20150820/report-german-assets-dropped-by-15-in-decade Thu, 20 Aug 2015 18:05:41 +0200 report-german-assets-dropped-by-15-in-decade Germans are richer than ever before: study German private households collectively hold more wealth than ever before, according to a report released by the German Federal Bank on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150720/germans-are-richer-than-ever-before-study Mon, 20 Jul 2015 18:51:47 +0200 germans-are-richer-than-ever-before-study Central bank: Germans richer than ever The Germans are richer than ever before, new figures on private assets released this week show – with more than €4.5 trillion stashed in savings accounts, shares and even cash last year. https://www.thelocal.de/20120525/42745 Fri, 25 May 2012 09:32:00 +0200 42745