Tag: globalization
Sharp criticism of Beijing’s attempts to influence German companies
VW workers at the Shanghai plant Berlin German politicians are concerned about the extent of the Communist Party’s (KP) influence on the German economy in China. As the Handelsblatt reported…
Olaf Scholz and the false fears of deglobalization
Global trends Handelsblatt International correspondent Torsten Riecke analyzes interesting data and trends from all over the world in his weekly column. You can reach him at [email protected] (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy)…
Economist Kenneth Rogoff warns of a harsh winter in Europe
Kenneth Rogoff Kenneth Rogoff: “It’s going to be a tough winter for the global economy.” (Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images) For many years, Kenneth Rogoff has been one of the admonishers and…
“It’s going to be a tough winter for the global economy”
Kenneth Rogoff Kenneth Rogoff: “It’s going to be a tough winter for the global economy.” (Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images) For many years, Kenneth Rogoff has been one of the admonishers and…
The queen is dead, long live the king
she embodied the “great” in “Great Britain”: With Queen Elizabeth II, the woman who not only understood and embodied the principle of the modern monarch, but also defined it in…
Communist Party pushes foreclosure from the West
Xi Jinping In recent months it has become increasingly clear how strongly ideology-driven the Chinese head of state is. (Photo: AP) China’s leaders like to use historical analogies to justify…
The world is being redistributed – and we continue to weaken our industry ourselves
Dusseldorf Germany is an industrial country. Still. Because our strong industrial base, a foundation of our country’s prosperity and a pillar of the economy throughout Europe, is under threat. Deindustrialization…
If not Canada, who? The fatal ignorance of German politics towards a model partner
It is no coincidence that the chancellor and his deputy are heading to Canada together. If Germany could envision an ideal trading partner, it would pretty much match Canada’s image:…
“Change through trade” is no longer the order of the day
Olaf Scholz and Justin Trudeau in Berlin in March It is no coincidence that the chancellor and his deputy are about to set off for Canada. If Germany could imagine…
How socks with a face become the face of globalization
The author Tillmann Prüfer is a member of the editor-in-chief of “Zeit-Magazin”. I got to know the company Facesocks.de. At Facesocks.com, as the name might suggest, you can have socks…
The Dax companies should continue to focus on Asia and China
Bull and Bear in front of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Concentrating solely on Europe is not an alternative. (Photo: imago images/Mattias Christ) Asia and above all China have been booming…
Global corporations raise internal firewalls against crises
Munich, Dusseldorf Holger Engelmann is caught in a dilemma familiar to many German CEOs. “China, with its 1.4 billion people, is and will remain an interesting market,” says the CEO…
We need globalization 2.0
The Davos World Economic Forum recently came to an end. It was the first in two and a half years – and the first that took place in front of…
The “Leopard” question: Never tanks for Kyiv?
Rhetorically, Olaf Scholz’s appearances often encourage people to think about what will be possible in the future with the help of artificial intelligence in speech machines. You have no idea…
Habeck’s plan for revitalizing world trade
Robert Habeck at the World Economic Forum The world needs to turn away from the “unbridled globalization” of the past few years, it must “become better, fairer and more sustainable,”…
Leadership ordered but not received: Elites fail in times of crisis
“Whoever orders leadership gets it”: Since the outbreak of war in Ukraine, the now legendary promise of campaigner Olaf Scholz has haunted not only the Federal Chancellor, but many political…
We must redesign globalization
Larry Fink had proclaimed the end of globalization, some critics of the international division of labor reported jubilantly at the end of March, after the head of the investment house…
stagflation over years? Four reasons that speak for it
Dark clouds over Frankfurt Various factors are currently driving financing costs in the corporate sector. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The global economy is being driven from one crisis to the next.…
Comment: Nationalism – the new trauma of aviation
Commercial aviation has always felt the effects of external events such as war or the spread of dangerous viruses. Business collapses immediately. Small consolation: So far, airlines, airports and aircraft…
Reshape globalization
Liberal democracies are on the decline worldwide, and more and more are turning into illiberal democracies. This is shown by the analyzes of the British think tank Chatham House. Many…