Tag: Economic policy
Finance Minister Le Maire wants to fight inflation with Berlin
Paris The federal government is keeping one of its most important contacts in Paris: Bruno Le Maire, who knows Germany well, will continue to head the Super Ministry for Finance…
What sets the country apart from the rest of the continent
Montevideo Immediately after arriving in Montevideo, it becomes clear that you are entering a different South America: there are no crowds at the airport. The journey to the city center…
South Korea is joining Joe Biden’s Asia strategy – there is a risk of a dispute with China
Tokyo Joe Biden scored a success in South Korea on his first trip to Asia as US President: the new South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol wants to strengthen the…
Congo & Zambia want supply chain in Africa
Zurich At the threshold of electromobility, an African country is moving into the focus of car manufacturers: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the world’s largest producer of…
“Managers are usually the real problem during transformation”
Dusseldorf He is not driven by ambition, but by passion. This is what someone says about himself, whom one would describe as old-fashioned as restless and in modern German perhaps…
Argentina’s president wants to sell gas to Germany
Berlin Argentina’s hopes of overcoming its own economic crisis and establishing itself as an energy supplier for the European continent lie deeply buried under the dead cow. The “vaca muerta”,…
China is fighting the real estate crisis
Real estate in China The Chinese real estate sector is in a crisis situation. (Photo: dpa) Beijing The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) put global markets in good spirits with…
The peak will soon be reached
Cashier in the supermarket The massive price increase could soon be over. (Photo: dpa) There are many theories about inflation that are more or less meaningful. Some economists see inflation…
G7 countries collect nine billion euros for Ukraine
royal winter The finance ministers of the leading industrialized countries (G7) put together another aid package for Ukraine at their meeting on the Petersberg near Bonn. There have been pledges…
Canada declares Huawei 5G technology a security risk
Huawei logo More and more Western countries are rejecting the Chinese group’s 5G technology. (Photo: dpa) Ottawa The Canadian government is banning the two Chinese telecommunications equipment suppliers Huawei and…
Support program for medium-sized companies is to start again in June
Federal Ministry of Economics Small and medium-sized businesses are being funded with more money, but is that enough? (Photo: Imago Images) Berlin For more than half a year, nothing has…
Crisis that “surpasses everything known so far”
Clemens Fuest The economist is concerned about the state of the global economy. (Photo: Imago Images) Growing faith in government, major economic risks, out of control inflation – rarely has…
G7 countries collect nine billion euros for Ukraine
royal winter The finance ministers of the leading industrialized countries (G7) put together another aid package for Ukraine at their meeting on the Petersberg near Bonn. There have been pledges…
Crisis that “surpasses everything known so far”
Clemens Fuest The economist is concerned about the state of the global economy. (Photo: Imago Images) Growing faith in government, major economic risks, out of control inflation – rarely has…
Let the suppliers live
car industry The auto industry is becoming less profitable. Raw material costs rise and selling prices fall. (Photo: Kostas Koufogiorgos) The ritual is known. The big car manufacturers regularly ask…
Crisis that “surpasses everything known so far”
Clemens Fuest The economist is concerned about the state of the global economy. (Photo: Imago Images) Growing faith in government, major economic risks, out of control inflation – rarely has…
“As a small country, we cannot afford hostilities between large power blocs”
Berlin Given his wealth of power as Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and Head of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) sovereign wealth fund, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani is de…
Global Economy: It’s getting critical
Dusseldorf The global economy is in a precarious position. Economic researchers are lowering their forecasts almost every week – the German economy is on the brink of recession and things…
Finance Minister Lindner is in a bind
It seemed strange when Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) presented the new tax estimate last week. After that, the tax revenue should not only be noticeably higher than estimated…
China cuts key interest rate on home loans
Real estate in China The Chinese real estate sector is in a crisis situation. (Photo: dpa) Beijing China is looking to ease the current economic slowdown by lowering a key…