How Vulnerable Is Germany?
The shock of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union has German carmakers scrambling. Not only is Britain their number one export market, last year, British buyers spent €22 billion …
What’s Going on in Europe — A view from the Deutsche Bundesbank
A Speech by Dr. Andreas Dombret, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank In a recent speech delivered at the World Affairs Council and American Council on Germany …
Brexit Clouds TTIP Negotiations But May Not Scupper Deal
With Britain’s decision to leave the EU, the clouds of uncertainty hanging over the proposed US-EU free trade deal (known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership or TTIP) have …
Germany’s Grand Scheme of the Internet of Things: The Pursuit for Digitalization
“The very notion of a grand scheme of things is a nightmarish obscenity.” – Thomas Ligotti, author of Songs of a Dead Dreamer In the years since the Great Recession …
After the IMF Meetings, Will Germany Embrace Trudeaumania?
Trudeaumania 2.0—the sense of hope and optimism once again coming from a young, liberal prime minister north of the border—has so far found greatest resonance in concrete steps like an …
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From the AGI Bookshelf: Germany’s Role in the Euro Crisis: Berlin’s Quest for a More Perfect Monetary Union
The subtitle of this book, written by a former Research Fellow at AGI, is “Berlin’s Quest for a More Perfect Monetary Union.” The author has reviewed Germany’s efforts to find …
Greater Financial Integration in the Face of Growing Euro-skepticism: The Merger Deal between LSE and Deutsch Börse
On March 16, 2016, the London Stock Exchange Group and Deutsche Börse unveiled a deal to merge the two companies. The deal will create one of the world’s largest exchange …
Germany’s Outlook on Global Economic Growth
In an article in the International Business Times, AGI President Dr. Jack Janes weighs in on Germany’s role in and outlook toward global economic growth in advance of the G-20 …
German Auto Industry Faces Obstacles Concerning Emissions, Steel
The German automobile industry has been facing significant obstacles since last September, when Volkswagen (VW) admitted to cheating on U.S. admissions tests by installing software that would deceive regulators in …
Risky Business
A delegation of business leaders, led by German economics minister Sigmar Gabriel, visited Iran in July, just weeks after the U.S. and Iran reached a nuclear deal. Although some are …
Die Welt Ist Aus Den Fugen
In a recently published interview, John Kornblum, former U.S. Ambassador to Germany and an AGI Trustee, shares his views on the challenges Europe faces in a complex and continuously changing …
Anti-Corruption in Germany
Germany has traditionally been seen as a country where corruption is under control. This was further supported when Transparency International (TI), the largest and most prominent anti-corruption NGO, published its …
