In Germany, economic well-being and the labour market situation are more closely intertwined with foreign demand – in other words, exports – than in any other country in the world. The BDI is thus com ...
Demands for the Contents of the Talks The European Union and the USA are currently conducting preliminary talks about a transatlantic free trade agreement. Simultaneously, the United States are con ...
Growth or recession? Global economy at a crossroads As things stand, one major bad decision would be enough to tip the balance and endanger Europe’s economic growth. The federal government has no time ...
Industrial production and trade in the individual industries Industrial production worldwide increased by 3.1 percent year on year in 2018. Global trade increased by 3.3 percent. The BDI expects manuf ...
In January 2019, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published the negotiation objectives for a trade agreement with the EU. The BDI presents its position on all suggested areas of negotiation. Furth ...
In the past, the China-related work of the BDI has concentrated, first and foremost, on issues affecting German companies in China. In a strategic position paper published in January, the BDI shifts i ...
Back to growth without industry. Services make up for decreasing industrial value added The BDI expects overall economic growth to grow by one percent in real terms in 2019. The German economy star ...
Strengthening the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Reinvigorating and Rebalancing the Multilateral Trading System The World Trade Organisation (WTO) ensures rule-based trade as well as the settlemen ...
As globalisation has advanced in recent decades, emerging markets such as China, India, and Brazil have expanded their economic importance. Germany is benefiting from this. However, the global power s ...
U.S. President Donald Trump accuses Germany of trading unfairly, pointing at the country’s trade surplus. However, a look at the bilateral trade balance alone is misleading. Germany's high surplus ref ...
