Tag: IRA
US-Krankenversicherung senkt Pharmapreise um 50 Prozent – Boehringer klagt
Frankfurt Pläne zu drastischen Preissenkungen bei Medikamenten in den USA rütteln die Pharmabranche auf. Die US-Regierung will hohe Rabatte auf häufig verschriebene Produkte bei der staatlichen Krankenversicherung Medicare durchsetzen und…
„Wir können Energie nicht dauerhaft subventionieren“
Glühende Stahlstränge in der Georgsmarienhütte „Für die Industrie wiederum erarbeiten wir einen Aktionsplan“, kündigt EU-Kommissar Sefcovic an. (Foto: dpa) Brüssel Maros Sefcovic genoss gerade seinen Sommerurlaub, als ihn der Anruf seiner…
„Ich warne vor Nachahmungen des Inflation Reduction Act“
Edmund Phelps Der heute 90-jährige Ökonom nimmt bis heute rege am wissenschaftlichen Diskurs teil. (Foto: Bloomberg) Berlin Edmund Phelps hat vor 62 Jahren eine Regel aufgestellt, die bis heute in keinem…
Das sind die deutschen Kult-Marken in den USA
Birkenstock, Stihl, Miele Egal ob Sandalen, Sägen oder Küchengeräte: deutsche Marken sind in den USA gefragt. (Foto: AP, Bloomberg, Stihl) New York Im New Yorker Edelviertel Soho stehen die Menschen Schlange…
Why German companies need to strengthen their lobbying work in the USA
Joe Biden The US President has introduced strict subsidy conditions. (Photo: AP) New York, Brussels, Washington A rooftop terrace in Washington, the view is spectacular, with the congress dome gleaming…
Guest Commentary : The pitfalls of the IRA investment plan: Europe needs a close look
US authorities are also lobbying European companies to locate their green investments in the United States. But the conditions should be viewed with caution, warns Pascal Canfin.source site-14
Why German companies need to strengthen their lobbying work in the USA
Joe Biden The US President has introduced strict subsidy conditions. (Photo: AP) New York, Brussels, Washington A rooftop terrace in Washington, the view is spectacular, with the congress dome gleaming…
Biden celebrates the American boom
Washington Giant signs reading “Bidenomics” framed the stage where US President Joe Biden delivered his biggest campaign speech on the American economy to date on Wednesday. The term has become…
“Mr. Lindner has to answer the question of whether this country should still have a stable industrial base”
DGB boss Yasmin Fahimi “It’s not just about blind subsidies, but about an agreement with the economy for future investments.” (Photo: IMAGO/Chai von der Laage) Berlin The chairwoman of the…
Northvolt is considering building two sites at once
Northvolt According to initial plans, one million batteries are to be produced annually in Schleswig-Holstein with around 3,000 employees. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf The major investment was uncertain for a long…
These three companies recommend UBS for purchase
Solar systems in Utah In the USA, a new law could significantly increase the demand for solar systems. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf Shares in companies from the solar industry, such as…
“We can learn a lot from the IRA”
Hanover From the point of view of Lower Saxony’s Prime Minister Stephan Weil (SPD), Europe must improve its funding programs for green technologies. “We have to be guided by reality,…
USA are becoming a hotspot for electric cars
New York, Vienna Robert J. Vail is a car dealer and he’s desperate. He runs the largest GMC Buick dealership network in southern upstate New York and is unable to…
The chemical industry fears that production will migrate
Dusseldorf Evonik boss Christian Kullmann is currently being courted by politicians who want to attract investments from the Essen-based chemical company to their country. “I experience that in the USA,…
Japan wants to subsidize raw materials for batteries
Graphite workers in China According to the International Energy Agency, the country also processes 70 percent of its graphite for anodes, the positively charged electrode of a battery. (Photo: The…
VW’s largest battery site is to be built in Canada
Volkswagen battery For its electric strategy, VW expects a battery requirement of between 60 and 100 gigawatt hours in North America by 2030. (Photo: Volkswagen AG) Shanghai The new battery…
Volkswagen ID.4 is now being promoted in the USA
Volkswagen ID.4 The electric SUV from VW is now being subsidized with funds from the US government’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire) new York The US government on…
US Treasury Department scraps tax breaks for automakers
Volkswagen The ID.4 EV did not initially qualify for tax rebates. (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire) new York According to the US Treasury Department, electric models from German automakers Volkswagen, BMW and…
More and more German companies are leaving for cost reasons
metal worker Energy-intensive companies in particular have to struggle with the comparatively high energy costs in Germany. (Photo: Photothek/Getty Images) Berlin German companies are increasingly relocating their business abroad. 32…
Political tensions are once again putting Northern Ireland to the test
Mural painting in Belfast The time of the so-called “Troubles” is still omnipresent in the Northern Irish provincial capital. (Photo: Getty Images) London Northern Ireland had never heard of it:…