Globalization and World Trade

The Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business will be taking place in Jakarta at the beginning of November. Asia speaker Hubert Lienhard explains why now in particular the region is so very important.

Who benefits most from the free-trade agreement between the EU and Japan? Marcus Schürmann, Managing Director of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan, believes there is immense potential.

The German foreign minister has said it was high time that Europe reassessed its partnership with the US.

From imports and exports to investments and jobs - important facts on German-American economic relations.

German high-tech is in demand, not only in China. Foreign direct investment has reached a record level. We explain the advantages and disadvantages.

The German Foreign Minister's first talk with his US counterpart and the National Security Advisor ended as it began.

Valuable economic relationship: How German automobile manufacturers are stimulating US exports and US investments are boosting innovation in Germany.

Five years after Rana Plaza: how Germany is championing better social and environmental standards in the textile industry worldwide.

What has changed five years after the collapse of the Rana Plaza textile factory in Bangladesh? A GIZ project manager reports.

The meeting between Modi and Merkel is expected to focus on ways to boost economic cooperation between the two nations.

Germany is a strong exporter, but consumes little from abroad. The result is export surpluses. What are the advantages and disadvantages?

Three questions for the renowned economics professor Clemens Fuest, President of the ifo Institute for Economic Research in Munich.