Notizen Weekly for July 1, 2016
A weekly round-up of news and happenings in German-American relations. Business and Economics Moelis & Co. names Bank of America’s Stefan Mueller to head investment banking in Germany. (Bloomberg)...
View ArticleNotizen Weekly for July 8, 2016
A weekly round-up of news and happenings in German-American relations. Business and Economics The effects of Brexit notwithstanding, European companies have suffered an alarming decline in standing...
View ArticleBrexit Clouds TTIP Negotiations But May Not Scupper Deal
With Britain’s decision to leave the EU, the clouds of uncertainty hanging over the proposed US-EU free trade deal (known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership or TTIP) have become...
View ArticleWhat’s Going on in Europe — A view from the Deutsche Bundesbank
In a recent speech delivered at the World Affairs Council and American Council on Germany in San Francisco, Dr. Andreas Dombret, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank, assessed the...
View ArticleEU-U.S. Privacy Shield
The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield—the successor to the invalidated Safe Harbor program for transatlantic transfers of EU personal data—was finally approved on July 12, 2016. U.S. organizations will be able to...
View ArticleNotizen Weekly for July 29, 2016
A weekly round-up of news and happenings in German-American relations. Business and Economics Volkswagen gets initial approval of $14.7 billion settlement with U.S. drivers. The auto maker plans to...
View ArticleNotizen Weekly for August 5, 2016
A weekly round-up of news and happenings in German-American relations. Business and Economics The German state profited from incurring more debt in the first half of this year, a newspaper report...
View ArticleHow Vulnerable Is Germany?
The shock of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union has German carmakers scrambling. Not only is Britain their number one export market, last year, British buyers spent €22 billion on over 800,000...
View ArticleEU-U.S. Privacy Shield
As reported, the National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) launched its self-certification system of the Privacy Shield (PS) on 1 August. The NTIA’s website provides a host of...
View ArticleNotizen Weekly for September 9, 2016
A weekly round-up of news and happenings in German-American relations. Business and Economics Germany’s output growth slowed to a 15-month low (VOA News) Germany warned Britain against negotiating free...
View ArticleIntegrating Migrants into the Workforce
This second AICGS conference focused on the theme of workforce education will convene municipal leaders and immigration and integration experts to talk about both the challenges and commitments to...
View ArticleVincent Dreher
Vincent Dreher is a DAAD/AICGS Research Fellow from September through November 2016. During his fellowship at AICGS, Mr. Dreher will conduct research related to his PhD project “Researching the...
View ArticleNotizen Weekly for September 23, 2016
A weekly round-up of news and happenings in German-American relations. Business and Economics German economic growth will slow in second half, ministry says (Reuters) Volkswagen Shareholders Seek $9.2...
View ArticleNotizen Weekly for September 30, 2016
A weekly round-up of news and happenings in German-American relations. Business and Economics Strong inflation numbers from Germany (Reuters) U.S. economy less sluggish in 2nd qtr; companies investing...
View ArticlePipe Dream?
The proposed Nord Stream 2 pipeline project has bitterly pitted European states that back the project, including Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, and France, against project opponents, including...
View ArticleGlobal Responsibility
The first conference of “A German-American Dialogue of the Next Generation: Global Responsibility, Joint Engagement” engages young Americans and Germans in discussions of current issues of concern for...
View ArticleGoverning Global Financial Markets after the Crisis of 2007-2009
Of the many actors at the center of the global financial crisis of 2007-09, large international banks figured prominently on post-crisis regulatory agendas. With the establishment of the Financial...
View ArticleKatrina Knisely
Ms. Katrina Knisely is a first-year graduate student in Georgetown University’s Master of Science in Foreign Service program. After receiving her BA from Tufts University in Economics, International...
View ArticleMarianne Schneider-Petsinger
Marianne Schneider-Petsinger is geoeconomics fellow in the US and Americas Programme at Chatham House, responsible for analysis at the nexus of political and economic issues. Before joining Chatham...
View ArticleBrian Veber
Brian Veber is a Senior Analyst with Treliant Risk Advisors. At Treliant, Brian has engaged in regulatory remediation programs for a large international bank, including compliance and corporate...
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