Tag: World trade
IMF lowers growth forecast for the global economy
Hamburg container terminal “Due to tightly interconnected global supply chains, production disruptions in one country can very quickly cascade across the world,” warns the IMF. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The mood…
WTO significantly lowers forecast for world trade
Container port in China For the global economy, the WTO only predicts growth of 2.8 percent, instead of the previously expected 4.1 percent. (Photo: dpa) Geneva Forecasts by the World…
World trade under pressure from two sides
Hamburg According to German exporters, the Ukraine war has once again significantly exacerbated problems such as delivery bottlenecks or high energy and transport costs. Nevertheless, many companies continue to expect…
Berlin and Brussels stand in their own way
Berlin No more washing machines from Miele, no more shoes from Deichmann, no saws from Obi. In addition to large corporations, numerous German medium-sized companies are also withdrawing from Russia…
US cut normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus
Visitors with umbrellas in the national colors of Ukraine in front of the Capitol in Washington The Senate and House of Representatives have imposed further sanctions on Russia. (Photo: Reuters)…
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…
When managers become economic warriors
Keynes always helps. When economists think aloud these days about the supposed end of globalization, they like to quote their old master. “A resident of London, while sipping his morning…
Tesla reports delivery record
Tesla The e-car manufacturer is delivering more vehicles than ever before. (Photo: via REUTERS) san francisco The electric car manufacturer Tesla delivered more vehicles in the past quarter than ever…
Ukraine war: Prevent another hunger crisis!
War is back in Europe. The armed conflicts in Ukraine are causing immense human suffering. The World Trade Organization (WTO), the international organization that regulates trade and economic relations, is…
Corona lockdown in Shanghai: Concerns about China’s economy
Beijing The far-reaching lockdown in the 25 million metropolis of Shanghai could further aggravate the tense situation in global supply chains. There is also growing concern that the repeated lockdowns…
Lockdown in the economic metropolis of Shanghai comes into force
Beijing The 25 million metropolis of Shanghai is going into the corona lockdown in two phases. The districts east of the Huangpu River have been cordoned off since 5 a.m.…
Export barriers prevent the world from getting enough
Ukraine and Russia are the world’s largest grain exporters after the United States. A quarter of global wheat exports and more than half of global sunflower exports come from both…
Lockdown in the economic metropolis of Shanghai comes into force
Beijing The 25 million metropolis of Shanghai is going into the corona lockdown in two phases. The districts east of the Huangpu River have been cordoned off since 5 a.m.…
We should bury the free trade agreement – there are more important things
Olaf Scholz and Christian Lindner In Washington, German monologues were simply ignored. (Photo: dpa) Sometimes it says something about a suggestion even if it isn’t talked about. When US President…
“There will be no new edition”
Berlin The leader of the Greens, Katharina Dröge, has rejected new negotiations for a European-American free trade agreement. “There will be no new edition of TTIP,” Dröge told Handelsblatt. Neither…
“A new edition would be a win-win situation”
Lisandra Flat The economist heads the Center for Foreign Trade at the Ifo Institute and is Professor of Economics of Globalization at the LMU Munich. (Photo: ifo Institute) Berlin Finance…
Lindner calls for a new free trade agreement with the USA
BMWs before export Economists believe that a new version of the TTIP agreement could bring the West together economically. (Photo: obs/BMW Group/Tom Kirkpatrick) Berlin, Brussels Next Thursday, US President Joe…
Corona, war and strikes – global supply chains are in danger
Yantian container terminal in China A closure of the port already disrupted global supply chains in May last year. (Photo: Moment/Getty Images) Frankfurt It was finally good news again. The…
Patent protection for corona vaccines should fall
Biontech production in Marburg The pharmaceutical companies defend their patents. (Photo: dpa) Brussels Developing countries should be allowed to produce Covid-19 vaccines regardless of patent protection. That is at the…
China’s zero-Covid strategy is reaching its limits
China Test station in Beijing – the number of cases is increasing. (Photo: Getty Images) Around 3000 new Covid infections on Saturday, 2000 on Sunday – what would be cause…