Europe’s no business as usual summer

“Fellesferie” and “bouwvak” refer to a particularly European business habit

The Economist
Aug 8, 2017 · 3 min read
Women eat lunch next to a beach hut on July 26, 2017 in Broadstairs, England — Carl Court/Getty Images

“Don’t you know about our summer?” asks a spokesperson of a Swedish multinational, himself presumably on holiday as kids chirp in the background. Almost everyone is gone until September, he says. At a German multinational, “the whole board is away for August,” admits a…

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