News Archive


On July 15, Dr. Ludger Schuknecht of the Federal Ministry of Finance will give a lecture on "Stability in the Eurozone: Challenges and Solutions".

Read more →

Since Alexis Tsipras came to power in Greece, he has been constantly taking back reforms. So it is not surprising that the economic situation is…

Read more →

The Executive Board of the IMFS has appointed Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Theodor Baums and Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Reinhard H. Schmidt, honoring their…

Read more →

Can Greece be forced to leave the monetary union? The opinions of legal experts on this subject are diverse. As law professor Norbert Horn from…

Read more →

The Greek government has imposed a bank closure until July 6. The newspaper "Die Welt" looks at the economic consequences.

Read more →

Ahead of the referendum in Greece the events are overturning. Greece is in arrears with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), however, is asking for…

Read more →

In a special edition of the ZDF news program "Drama about Greece" Professor Helmut Siekmann explains the constraints of imposing capital controls.

Read more →

Against the background of the developments in Greece, the "Wirtschaftswoche" analyzes the state of the monetary union

Read more →

In an interview with "Focus Money" Professor Helmut Siekmann talks about a world without cash, infringements, and alternative currencies.

Read more →

There hasn't been reached an agreement in the Greek debt crisis yet, however, the Greek government has presented its first substantial concessions.

Read more →