Germany’s large trade surplus, especially with the US, has become a significant political issue, but remedying the situation is not straightforward Large trade imbalances have political implications and are very often exploited for political gains. This is certainly true of Germany’s gigantic, and controversial, trade surplus, which in 2016 was around €270 billion ($297 billion) or 8.6% of Germany’s annual … Continue reading →
22 November 2017 by Muhammad Ali Nasir
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A critique of proposed solutions to the German trade surplus
Germany’s large trade surplus, especially with the US, has become a significant political issue, but remedying the situation is not straightforward Large trade imbalances have political implications and are very often exploited for political gains. This is certainly true of Germany’s gigantic, and controversial, trade surplus, which in 2016 was around €270 billion ($297 billion) or 8.6% of Germany’s annual … Continue reading →
22 November 2017 by Muhammad Ali Nasir
Categories: SPERI Comment | Tags: Germany, Mohammad Ali Nasir, trade, trade surplus | Leave a comment