The German economic miracle
By 1948, the German people had endured nine years of rationing and price restrictions...
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German economists take negative view of Trump’s policy
130 German economics professors took part in the survey...
Angela Merkel is back, but with a big problem
The ruling CDU/CSU needs a reliable coalition partner as the German election has delivered a badly fractured verdict...
Question mark over ‘Made in Germany’ brand
German automobile sector is under a cloud as more jurisdictions line up to fine motor companies over diesel emissions...
Germany’s business index hits record high
The economy has shown improvement despite the absence of any new structural reforms for years...
Carlyle to become largest shareholder in Global Credit Ratings
The transaction with the South African company is expected to close in early 2017 January 19, 2017: Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) announced on January 16 that it has agreed to acquire a significant stake in Africa’s largest credit rating agency Global Credit Ratings (GCR) from the management, founders and German...
Brexit means Brexit, EU tells UK
EU voices impatience with a lack of clarity from UK PM on what she expects IFM Correspondent November 24, 2016: European Parliament leaders told London’s Brexit negotiator on Tuesday that Britain should expect to be shut out of cooperation in areas it values once it leaves the European Union. David Davis met Guy Verhofstadt, the...
Brexit: So far so good for the UK
Among other things, it is more price competitive in global markets, thanks to the depreciation of the pound Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya September 26, 2016: Though talks of the adverse after-effects of Brexit have been going on for a while, things have not been as bad for the country as was predicted, at least for now....
EU likely to make it tough for UK
A wrong step in the negotiations may fuel demand from other countries to exit Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya September 15, 2016: Recently, the German economy minister had remarked that Britain must not be allowed to ‘keep the nice things’ that come with EU membership without taking responsibility for the fallout from Brexit. In fact, he warned...
Will falling oil prices drive global economy into a crisis?
An analysis by the Corporates & Markets division of Commerzbank AG February 8, 2016: If the oil price slumps, the stock prices plunge: Cheaper oil is clearly now regarded as negative, unlike in earlier times. We assess whether the economic correlations have really changed. Our analysis shows that a falling oil price is not always an...