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Prof. Volker Wieland does not expect major distortions in the United States' trade relations. According to Wieland, the US president-elect may take…

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After the electoral victory of Donald Trump as the next US President Prof. Volker Wieland is expecting a tendency towards more market economy in the…

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The IMFS now shares its research on banking regulation within the framework of the European Banking Institute (EBI). In 2016, the EBI was established…

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The future of the European Union is at the focus of a discussion between Athanasios Orphanides, Michael Haliassos and Volker Wieland in the IMFS…

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The German Council of Economic Experts (GCEE) has submitted its annual report 2016/17 entitled "Time for reforms" to Chancellor Angela Merkel in…

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With the example of Portugal, the financial daily "Handelsblatt" describes how the credit rating can depend on the judgement of a single rating…

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Federal and state governments are currently discussing the restructuring of their fiscal relations as the existing regulations will expire by the end…

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The use of cash is being increasingly restricted inside the European Monetary Union and in May 2016 the European Central Bank decided to end the…

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Volker Wieland has warned of the negative consequences of the European Central Bank's (ECB) monetary policy for the crisis countries in the euro area.…

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Volker Wieland has backed a rule-oriented economic policy. At the first regulatory dialogue of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in Berlin he said rules…

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