Tag: Foreign trade
Price caps would harm German industry
gas flame With a gas price cap, the supply could collapse faster in Germany than in other countries. (Photo: AP) Brussels German economists warn of an uncontrolled collapse of the…
Europe is at risk of becoming energy dependent on China
Europe column Every week, Moritz Koch, head of the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU. Because…
Lockdown, inflation and downturn: global economy is at risk
Container ship reaches Bremerhaven Goods are shipped worldwide. But supply chain problems, lockdowns and inflation are shaking the global economy. (Photo: dpa) Beijing, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Brussels The bad news for…
Russia spies on companies and carries out cyber attacks
cybersecurity The Office for the Protection of the Constitution warned of an increase in cyber attacks on German companies and research institutions. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Federal Office for the…
China’s desire to consume continues to dwindle – with no prospect of improvement
Supermarket in Shanghai China’s government repeatedly imposes a lockdown, which has drastic consequences for the economy. Nobody wants to consume in such uncertain times. (Photo: AP) The economic situation in…
The world economy is in danger
Container ship reaches Bremerhaven Goods are shipped worldwide. But supply chain problems, lockdowns and inflation are shaking the global economy. (Photo: dpa) Beijing, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Brussels The bad news for…
The risk of a global recession is increasing
The author Kenneth Rogoff teaches international economics at Harvard University. From 2001 to 2003 he was chief economist at the International Monetary Fund. (Photo: Getty Images) Is the global economy…
Ukraine: EU candidate country in record time?
Brussels From Kyiv’s point of view, the matter is clear: Because Ukraine oriented itself towards the EU, it was attacked by Russia. That is why official recognition as a candidate…
McDonald’s: Fast-food chain gives up business in Russia
First McDonald’s store in Moscow On January 31, 1990, the fast food chain opened its first snack bar in the Soviet Union – a harbinger of the end of the…
Russia’s war fuels tech alliance between Europe and the US
The EU and the USA want to redesign the international rules for the use of technology and are currently meeting in Paris at the second Trade and Technology Council (TTC).…
Nationwide incidence falls to 452.4 – Shanghai to gradually open shops from Monday
Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) received for his push for an end to the corona mask requirement on buses, trains and planes Objection from the green coalition partner. “It…
How does a floating LNG terminal work?
Leghorn The crossing takes 40 minutes, past cruise ships and ferries. Then the boat is suddenly next to the black and orange colossus, whose bow is anchored to the seabed…
China’s economy is in the worst shape it has been in decades
Author of the editorial Sebastian Matthes is Editor-in-Chief of the Handelsblatt. Dusseldorf When it came to China, the story was told for a long time about a tightly organized country…
Bulgaria is coping so well with the Russian gas ban
Bulgartransgaz pipeline Because the sister company Bulgargaz had refused to pay for Russian gas deliveries in rubles, Moscow stopped the supply. (Photo: Reuters) Athens Imagine Russia turning off the gas,…
Reconstruction of Ukraine: Funds confiscated as reparations
Russian assets include Russian central bank funds blocked by Western countries, but also private assets of Russians who have been sanctioned. Economists hold similar views. Gunter Deuber, Head of Research…
Reconstruction of Ukraine: Funds confiscated as reparations
Russian assets include Russian central bank funds blocked by Western countries, but also private assets of Russians who have been sanctioned. Economists hold similar views. Gunter Deuber, Head of Research…
The Russian military apparently uses kitchen appliances as a store for spare parts for tanks
Donetsk Ukrainian soldiers repair their tank in the Donetsk region. (Photo: dpa) As a result of the US sanctions against Russia, the Russian military is apparently forced to use computer…
Bundestag decides possible expropriation of energy companies
Plenary session in the Bundestag in Berlin on May 12th The amendment also changes provisions in the Energy Industry Act. (Photo: IMAGO/Christian Spicker) Berlin On Thursday, the Bundestag passed regulations…
Russia’s counter-sanctions: Less gas for Germany
Berlin Russia’s gas sanctions are causing growing uncertainty on the energy markets. The punitive measures affect 31 European companies, most notably Gazprom Germania GmbH and some of its subsidiaries, which…
Ukrainian Foreign Minister calls for fighter jets – and forgives the SPD
He urgently campaigned for an EU accession perspective for his country. “The European Union needs Ukraine as much as Ukraine needs the European Union.” Kuleba is visiting Germany for four…