Tag: Africa
Klett Group expands to Africa
Dusseldorf Many people associate the name Klett with their school days. Along with Cornelsen and Westermann, the family business from Stuttgart is one of the major providers of textbooks. But…
Germany needs more pragmatism when looking at Africa
For many years, Africa was little more than a footnote in German politics and the public sphere. The focus was on the upheavals in Eastern Europe, Islamist terrorism and, above…
The end of European illusions in Africa
For many years, Africa was little more than a footnote in German politics and the public sphere. The focus was on the upheavals in Eastern Europe, Islamist terrorism and, above…
Companies have to seize the opportunity in Africa, otherwise China will do it
Djibouti people with Chinese flag Everyone agrees that Africa has economic potential. But who uses it best in the end? (Photo: AFP/Getty Images) There is a phrase that keeps coming…
Europe: Brussels wants to tighten emissions trading
Good morning dear readers, economics has truly produced many beautiful neologisms. One of them is the so-called present-time preference. A concept that summarizes that today is more important to us…
How Germany wants to win the race with China in Africa
Federal Development Minister Svenja Schulze (SPD) The Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development wants to highlight the advantages of German cooperation. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin When Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz…
Biden is courting Africa – and wants to push back China’s influence on the continent
Johannesburg, Washington “I know you want me to get off the stage quickly,” joked US President Joe Biden during his speech at the Africa summit in Washington on Wednesday. “After…
Mismanagement in South Africa – Why German investors foot the bill
Electricity pylons of the concern Eskom The chronic power outages are paralyzing the country and its economy. (Photo: Reuters) Johannesburg The fourth German-African Economic Summit in Johannesburg had an unexpected…
Why Economics Minister Habeck is backing Africa
Cape Town Can Africa replace Russia as a supplier of raw materials? And can the continent help Germany to free itself from its dependence on China? These are questions that…
Stefan Liebing; Africa offers solutions to the current crises
The author Stefan Liebing is managing director of the consulting company Conjuncta and honorary professor at the Flensburg University of Applied Sciences. When Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck opens the…
Why Economics Minister Robert Habeck is banking on Africa
Cape Town Can Africa replace Russia as a supplier of raw materials? And can the continent help Germany to free itself from its dependence on China? These are questions that…
“Africa is like Asia 20 years ago”
Production of solar energy in Burkina Faso In many emerging countries, the expansion of renewable energies has top priority. (Photo: imago/photothek) Munich A few days after the controversial final declaration…
“Africa is like Asia 20 years ago”
Production of solar energy in Burkina Faso In many emerging countries, the expansion of renewable energies has top priority. (Photo: imago/photothek) Munich A few days after the controversial final declaration…
“Africa is like Asia 20 years ago”
Christopher Townsend The Allianz Board of Management is convinced that Africa will develop very positively in the long term. (Photo: Alliance) Munich A few days after the controversial final declaration…
Federal government wants to revise Africa strategy again
Berlin “We have to listen to each other,” says Annalena Baerbock (Greens) and looks at the audience in the Weltsaal in the Federal Foreign Office, and “address the wounds of…
The EU is demanding an energy transition from South Africa – and is buying more and more coal there
Cape Town If you drive east from the South African economic metropolis of Johannesburg in the direction of the Kruger National Park, you will pass a series of dreary industrial…
The EU is demanding an energy transition from South Africa – and is buying more and more coal there
Cape Town If you drive east from the South African economic metropolis of Johannesburg in the direction of the Kruger National Park, you will pass a series of dreary industrial…
Glencore fined £280m for bribery
Glencore headquarters in Baar The Swiss group has to pay a fine of millions in Great Britain. (Photo: Reuters) Zurich The Swiss commodities group Glencore has to pay a fine…
How to Regulate Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies in South Africa Announced: Official Statement Made!
South Africa’s financial regulator, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), has issued a brief announcement stating that crypto assets will now be classified as financial products so they can be…
South Africa Calls Cryptocurrencies “Financial Product”
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority of the Republic of South Africa (FSCA) has described crypto assets as a “financial product”. FSCA, South Africa’s regulator of the financial sector In a…