In late June 2022, talks began between the EU and India on a free trade agreement, an investment protection agreement and a geographical indications agreement. After the failure of free trade negotiations between the two partners in 2013, this constitutes a new attempt to improve economic relations...

On the occasion of the B7 Germany Summit BDI President Siegfried Russwurm says: "There is one mistake we must not make: promoting formations of blocs and disintegration of the global economy by dividing it into ideological camps."

Since February, the sanctions measures against the Russian Federation have developed dynamically. Large parts of the Russian economy are exposed to their effects. Even where this would be legally possible, it is increasingly unprofitable for German companies to remain in Russia. Policy-makers and...

The B7 remains committed to an open, free and fair trade agenda. This requires cooperation on the part of the G7 to continue to strengthen the multilateral trading system and to collaborate with the private sector in favor of diversified, resilient supply chains.

Harmonizing climate ambitions globally and creating a level playing field for the businesses of the G7 countries is essential to advance in global climate actions. To achieve this, international cooperation, not confrontation, is the key. Therefore, the B7 supports the idea of aligning climate...

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the global health system fundamentally upside down. Never before have production capacities, global supply chains and the distribution of medicines been so much at the centre of the political and socially debate as they are today. Both the strengths of the health...

Digitalization is one of the strongest growth drivers for modern economies, closely integrated into a global digital ecosystem. Currently, a political and value-based discourse is taking place on how and whether the digital economy should be further regulated. To bring this discussion on a...

The BDI delegation and acatech were on an intensive fact-making mission in Australia at the end of May. The delegates and the Australian stakeholders from industry, science and politics came together for insightful interactions - to accelerate the ramp-up of a global hydrogen market.