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Frankfurt - Half of German firms are unable to recruit qualified personnel, according to a study by the Ifo research institute published on Monday in the business magazine Wirtschaftswoche.
Of the companies surveyed, 43% said they had been forced to refuse contracts and defer or even cancel certain investments as a result.
A small number, 7%, said they might move to other countries as a result of the lack of skilled workers.
Wirstschaftswoche said that one company in five reported offering wages that were "markedly higher" to such staff.
The debate is a recurrent one in Germany, with a study released late last month saying that the lack of engineers, computer programmers and others with science skills cost the eurozone's biggest economy €18.5bn ($27.1bn) per year.
German authorities have taken a small step towards opening the country's borders to skilled technical workers from eastern Europe.
- AFP