Brexit: a challenge for business

The United Kingdom will be leaving the European Union at its own request at the end of March 2019. This will have far-reaching consequences for almost all sectors of European business, ranging from delays in the transport of goods to higher customs duties and restricted worker mobility.

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US Government is putting the World Trade System at risk by blocking the WTO

- The BDI warns against a targeted weakening of the World Trade Organization. Washington is undermining international trade law. Challenges relating to global trade can only be resolved multilaterally. more
European industrial and economic policy, internal market

Brexit is casting its shadow

- Foreign direct investment into the UK is down by 90 percent. London should agree to status quo transition from March 2019. First results from BDI Task Force Brexit – duty and quota free trade as minimum requirement. more
World Trade

China: More market, less state intervention

- German companies are unhappy about high market access barriers in China. Lower restrictions could appease critics in Europe, BDI President Dieter Kempf declared ahead of the Chinese Communist Party Congress. more
World Trade

BDI President Dieter Kempf: “We urgently need a new government”

- The BDI expects a GDP increase of 2.25 percent in 2018. 2018 must be a year of action, BDI President Dieter Kempf said. Exports are set to increase by 5 percent. more
Multilateral Trading System

WTO Ministerial Conference Delivers only Mini Results

- Trade rules and the dispute settlement system of the World Trade Organization (WTO) remain indispensable. Although even low expectations regarding the eleventh Ministerial Conference of the WTO (MC11) were disappointed, members should look ahead. Now it's key to shape a modern negotiation agenda. more

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Network for free trade – Why the BDI is needed in Brussels

Germany’s prosperity and high living standards are based on a world of free trade. But freedom and competitiveness are not a natural given. They need a strong voice to call for them.

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Global Growth Outlook 02/2018

The Global economy is to pick up speed in 2018, growing by four percent. The growth is higher than it has been for seven years. Also the tax reform is set to drive growth in the US. The US tax reform will nudge real growth up by around 0.4 percentage points in the next two years. The BDI expects the US to grow by 2,75 percent, China by 6,75 percent, Europe by at least 2,25 and Japan by a good one percent.

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