Āé¶¹ĪŽĀė°ę policy uncertainty delays some companiesā investments in Germany
A number of German energy-intensive and high-revenue companies are postponing investments due to energy policies and regulatory framework in the country, writes Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW Kƶln) in a policy paper. A total of 9.1 percent of all companies surveyed said they postponed investment, with the figure rising to 36.2 percent for companies with a turnover higher than 50 million euros per year. This showed that uncertainty about the future energy policy agenda influences companiesā decision to invest, but only very few (2.2 percent) were planning to intensify foreign investments for these reasons, writes IW Kƶln. This meant that current policies to prevent āā were working, writes IW Kƶln. The institute is the think tank of Germanyās large business associations.
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Find background in the Āé¶¹ĪŽĀė°ę dossier Energiewende effects on power prices, costs and industry.