Germany continues to be a major exporter of both goods and capital. In 2018, the current account surplus - at about $340 billion - will continue to be the world's largest. Whilst German policy-makers and society celebrate the surpluses as the result of the competitiveness of German companies,...

The signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on 15 November 2020 establishes the world's largest free trade area. The agreement was hailed as an important step forward for the international trade system: protectionism is no longer the only visible option for the third...

The 2021 G7 Summit of the heads of state and government of the seven leading indus­trial nations (Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Canada, United States, United Kingdom) will be held in Cornwall, UK, from 11 to 13 June. As host, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has placed future relations...