Executive committees of the CDU and the CSU At the start of the week the executive committees of the CDU and the CSU headed by Chancellor Merkel and the Bavarian MP Seehofer respectively have met in Munich to discuss the sister parties’ campaign for the federal election on September 24.Read More →
.Germany: CDU & CSU team up to clip Schulz’ rise At a meeting in Munich, the executive committees of the CDU and the CSU have largely demonstrated unanimity and the willingness to close the ranks behind Chancellor Merkel in the imminent election campaign after months of tension over Merkel’s refugeeRead More →
German trade surpluses A glance at the German trade surpluses with the US by individual sectors further underlines Germany’s specialisation in capital goods industry. Automotive industry is taking the lead, followed by mechanical engineering. The fourth rank goes to electrical engineering. These three sectors by themselves ran a surplus ofRead More →
Companies and citizens share long-term perspective Nothing sets Germany apart from other major developed economies quite so strongly as its high savings propensity, most notably its high levels of national savings compared to other countries. This is due to the success of the export industry which reached almost EUR 1.2Read More →
Trade imbalance with the US There are numerous reasons for the trade imbalance with the US. One reason is the long history of specialisation and Germany’s high competitiveness in the field of traditional capital goods. Another is the early exposure of German companies to foreign growth markets, and thus, ofRead More →
US were Germany’s key export market Accounting for a share of 8.7% of total German goods exports, the US were Germany’s key export market last year (followed by France, China and the Netherlands). As regards total trade volumes, i.e. Exports plus imports, the US took third place of the keyRead More →
.German trade surplus with the US in key industrial sectors In 2017, Germany ran a trade surplus of around EUR 50 bn with the US. Exports came to roughly EUR 111 bn, compared with imports of around EUR 61 bn. It was the second-largest surplus in German-US merchandise trade. RelativeRead More →
Strong growth in science, technology, engineering There has been particularly strong growth in science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses that are vital for a technology and innovation hub like Germany. The number of STEM graduates has increased by at least two-thirds to almost 110,000. Today around 35% of all graduatesRead More →
SPD’s youth wing The SPD’s youth wing, strongly opposing a renewed Groko, has invited people to (temporarily) become SPD members to participate in the members’ ballot and to vote No. According to press reports (FAZ, WDR), the SPD has registered several thousand new members in the past few days. TheRead More →
Distribution of cabinet posts The distribution of cabinet posts amongst the three parties is still open. This issue, too, will be part of the coalition agreement. However, the SPD will formally nominate its cabinet members, i.e. The persons who will take the respective offices, only upon completion of the membershipRead More →
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