The African Group proposes to reform the WTO's subsidy rules for industrial goods. Even if this demand for more policy space entails some problems, the EU should view this as an opportunity. By combining the African Group's proposal with new rules against tradedistorting industrial subsidies by...

Am 14. Februar wählt Indonesien einen neuen Präsidenten. Nach zehn erfolgreichen Jahren im Amt darf Joko Widodo nicht erneut antreten. Er hat eine Reformära in dem Land eingeläutet. Auch deshalb ist Indonesien seit zwei Dekaden mit jahresdurchschnittlich rund 5 Prozent gewachsen und hat...

A possible re-election of Donald Trump as US president in November 2024 could entail a significant upheaval for the world trading order, if he fulfills his announcements to raise tariffs, mainly in order to reduce the US trade deficit. Such steps would not only have a negative effect on the...

The African Group proposes to reform the WTO's subsidy rules for industrial goods. Even if this demand for more policy space entails some problems, the EU should view this as an opportunity. By combining the African Group's proposal with new rules against tradedistorting industrial subsidies by...

Am 14. Februar wählt Indonesien einen neuen Präsidenten. Nach zehn erfolgreichen Jahren im Amt darf Joko Widodo nicht erneut antreten. Er hat eine Reformära in dem Land eingeläutet. Auch deshalb ist Indonesien seit zwei Dekaden mit jahresdurchschnittlich rund 5 Prozent gewachsen und hat...

A possible re-election of Donald Trump as US president in November 2024 could entail a significant upheaval for the world trading order, if he fulfills his announcements to raise tariffs, mainly in order to reduce the US trade deficit. Such steps would not only have a negative effect on the...

In the pre-crisis period, substantial current account imbalances built up in the euro area. Despite recent progress in economic rebalancing, especially in the countries mostly affected by the euro debt crisis, a controversial debate is still raging about past causes, current interpretations and...