Trains are still rolling across the northern route of the New Silk Road. Despite routing via Russia and sanctions against Russian companies, container transport has only partially declined. The development of alternative routes is in full swing, but capacities are limited.
By Lukas Knigge
Trains are still rolling across the northern route of the New Silk Road. Despite routing via Russia and sanctions against Russian companies, container transport has only partially declined. The development of alternative routes is in full swing, but capacities are limited.
By Lukas Knigge
The lockdowns in China affect already struggling international goods traffic. A huge ship jam is forming off Shanghai, while ports in the west suffer from a flood of containers. At a webinar hosted by AHK Hong Kong, experts discussed the implications of this.
By Christiane Kuehl
Two years after its gradual introduction, the social credit system for companies in China continues to pose a long list of concerns and inconsistencies for German companies. This was the verdict of an event on Thursday morning in the Global China Conversations series of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW).
By Marcel Grzanna
Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, the cost of fertilizers has skyrocketed. Russia is one of the most important exporting countries on the world market. The price development is putting enormous pressure on European agriculture and could have an impact on food supplies.
By Timo Landenberger
Following the halt in Russian gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria, the EU Commission is defending itself against attempts at blackmail. Experts are making predictions about the effects on the affected states and transits to the rest of the EU.
By Eric Bonse
The German government has prohibited the takeover of a German manufacturer of respiratory equipment by the Beijing-based company Aeonmed. The problem: The merger has already been completed and filled with life for the past three years. The Chinese side has already invested heavily and pushed new projects.
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China is the world's largest steel producer. The sector is one of the biggest climate offenders in the People's Republic. To achieve its climate goals, China focuses on recycling steel scrap.
By Ning Wang
In the 1950s, the cars of Bremen-based engineer Carl F.W. Borgward were a symbol of the German economic miracle. There was great enthusiasm in 2015 when the Chinese company Foton acquired the brand and announced a new beginning. This dream has now died with the company's bankruptcy.
By Felix Lee
Germany has been criticized for days for allegedly dragging its feet on arms deliveries to Ukraine. Even Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has come under fire; the Greens and FDP are calling for more action and better communication. Now the German government is going on the offensive.
By Eric Bonse
