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Prof. Dr. Rolf J. Langhammer, trade expert at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, comments on Chancellor Olaf Scholz's trip to China.

Prof. Dr. Tobias Heidland, Research Director "International Development" at IfW Kiel, comments on the EU Parliament's decision on the EU asylum reform:

Rolf J. Langhammer, trade expert at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel), comments on the Hong Kong court decision to dissolve the real estate company Evergrande.

Dr. Wan-Hsin Liu, expert on China, international trade and investment at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, comments on the economic policy options for the EU and Germany in light of the upcoming presidential election in Taiwan:

Prof. Dr. Moritz Schularick, President of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy comments on today's interest rate decision by the European Central Bank (ECB):

Kiel Institute President Moritz Schularick comments on the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences 2023 (Nobel Prize):

Moritz Schularick, President of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, comments on the possible economic consequences of the terrorist attack in Israel at the weekend:

Moritz Schularick, President of the Kiel Institute, comments on the European Central Bank's decision today to raise key interest rates by a further 0.25 basis points:

Dr. Katrin Kamin, expert on geo-economic issues and deputy director of the Trade Policy Research Center at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, comments on the German government's China strategy presented today:

Prof. Dr. Rolf J. Langhammer, trade expert at Kiel Institute, comments on the resilience of the Russian economy against the background of the discussion about an oil embargo:

Dr. Dominik Groll, labor market expert at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, comments on the planned increase of the statutory minimum wage in Germany to 12 euros per hour as of October 2022, which is to be approved by the Federal Cabinet today:

Prof. Dr. Stefan Kooths, Head of Forecasting and Vice President of the Kiel Institute, comments on the appointment of Joachim Nagel as the new President of the Bundesbank:

Prof. Holger Görg, Ph.D., trade expert and President of the Kiel Institute, on the agreement of 67 World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries on measures that will simplify trade in services:

Climate economist Prof. Dr. Sonja Peterson sees the financial support for South Africa announced at the COP26 climate summit as a first important step in helping countries with large fossil energy resources to transition to renewable energy production. Other support programs should follow if comparable countries are to join in an ambitious international climate policy.

Matthias Lücke, coordinator of the MEDAM project and senior researcher at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, says on the occasion of the informal video conference of the EU member states’ foreign affairs and home affairs ministers on migration policy:

On the 10th anniversary of war in Syria, the regional humanitarian crisis persists, warns Prof. Dr. Tobias Heidland, Director of the Research Center for International Development at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. Reassessing the situation of refugees, he adds:

Prof. Gabriel Felbermayr, president of the Kiel Institute, comments on the imminent appointment of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO):

Gabriel Felbermayr, President of the Kiel Institute, comments on the Brexit deal:

Matthias Lücke, project head of the MEDAM project and senior researcher at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, comments on the European Commission's New Pact for Asylum and Migration:

In order to counter a global payment crisis triggered by the corona pandemic, Kiel Institute experts Rolf J. Langhammer and Christoph Trebesch call for a rapid and drastic increase in the funds of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from USD 1 to 2 trillion. The announced debt moratorium for developing countries must be extended and China and private creditors must also be involved. A UN resolution should protect poorer countries from creditor suits.

Prof. Dr. Matthias Lücke, migration expert at Kiel Institute and coordinator of the Mercator Dialogue on Asylum and Migration (MEDAM), comments on the emergency at the Turkish-Greek border:

Kiel Institute President Gabriel Felbermayr considers the timetable for a free trade agreement between the EU and Great Britain to be unrealistic. In the event of a no deal, he said, the EU would have much to lose, especially its negotiating power on the international stage.

Professor Gabriel Felbermayr, President of the Kiel Institue for the World Economy, comments on the outcome of the UK elections.

Kiel Institute President Gabriel Felbermayr comments on the Nobel Prize in Economics 2019.