Germany: SME ‘s are the engine of job creation

According to a study introduced on November 16th, 2006 in Frankfurt by KfW - Bankengruppe, public banking group - since 2003, only German SME's have created jobs while the public sector and big firms have cut them. (Ref. 061157)
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« When SME ’s invest, they create jobs. When big firms invest, they cut jobs, because mostly, their investments are accompanied by rationalization measures », said an ironical Ingrid Matthäus-Maier, chairwoman of the KfW – Bankengruppe, introducing the results of « Mittelstandpanels 2006 », an annual opinion poll of to 10 000 – 15 000 German SME’s of all sectors. Between 2003 and 2005, German SME ’s created 400 000 jobs. Meanwhile, big firms and the public sector removed 100 000 jobs. For 2006,

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