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The IHS Markit/BME-Einkaufsmanager-Index (EMI) fell again significantly in the month under review to 43.2 points from June, a seven-year low. read more »

German manufacturing sector remains in contraction in June. read more »

The purchasing associations of Germany and Finland signed a cooperation agreement at the 14th European Procurement Excellence Summit (EPE) in Dresden. read more »

37 associations, including the BME, handed over their siding charter to representatives of the Federal Ministry of Transport in Berlin on 25 June. read more »

A total of 370 participants registered for the 5th Western Balkans Conference at the IHK Dortmund. read more »

At 44.3 points, the IHS Markit/BME-Einkaufsmanager-Index (EMI) was only wafer-thin below the April level (44.4) in the month under review and thus remained at one of the lowest levels since mid-2012. read more »

The right speed in procurement: At this year's BME Congress in Berlin, the focus will be on the question of what concrete contribution purchasing can make to the digitalization of value and supply chains. read more »

At 44.4, the IHS Markit/BME-Einkaufsmanager-Index moved close to the 80-month low of March in the month under review. The production rate again fell sharply in April, albeit somewhat more slowly than four weeks earlier. read more »

Dresden is the venue of the 2nd European Supply Chain Excellence Summit (ESCE) on 25 June. The congress sees itself as a top-class platform for the intensive exchange and high-quality networking of purchasing and supply chain managers from top... read more »