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As in previous years, the procurement market in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe will continue to be the focus of the BME in 2020. Other focal points are China and Africa. read more »

Under the conditions of an economic downturn, volatile raw material markets and challenging digitalization, purchasing is undergoing radical change. At the BME press conference, Managing Director Dr. Silvius Grobosch presented the trends in... read more »

The Bielefeld industrial company has realigned its purchasing strategy. At the same time, a focus was placed on reducing material costs – convincing arguments for the jury. The Innovation Award was presented during the opening plenary at the 54th... read more »

Recognising opportunities, courageous implementation, taking the lead in purchasing: Procurement managers, supply chain managers and logistics experts will be discussing how best to organise purchasing at the Buyers Summit in Berlin until Friday. read more »

The IHS Markit/BME-Einkaufsmanager-Index (EMI) rose by 0.4 points to 42.1 in October compared to the previous month. However, there is no sign of an all-clear. Despite this slight improvement, the PMI is still close to its ten-year low. At the same... read more »

Less and less time despite ever faster processes: How can this conflict be resolved? BIP, the association magazine of the BME, paints a picture of how successful tempo making in purchasing can work in its upcoming issue. read more »

20 buyers from Germany met with suppliers from 15 countries in Central and Eastern Europe for business development. The meetings were initiated by DTIHK and BME. read more »

The IHS Markit/BME-Einkaufsmanager-Index (EMI) fell by 1.8 points to 41.7 in September compared to the previous month. This means that the important economic barometer for the economic situation in the manufacturing sector in Germany is now moving... read more »

Manufacturing PMI drops to lowest since June 2009 read more »