The developing countries have missed no opportunity at any of the great international conferences in recent years to raise the demand for larger capital transfers by the developed countries. Whether compliance with this demand can really contribute to narrowing the North-South gap must however...

The tremendous importance of small and medium-sized enterprises within the German economy is repeatedly stressed in policy discussions. That makes the disproportionately low level of involvement by SMEs in the Asian growth region stand out all the more prominently. What are the factors...