Kiel Institute for the World Economy

GERMAN ECONOMY Economists raise growth outlook / Government spending to boost output / Investors look to Europe	16.06.2025
GLOBAL TRADE EU agrees major trade deal with Mercosur / Opportunities for EU manufacturers to increase exports of automotive parts, chemicals	07.01.2025
GLOBAL TRADE Trade war risks increase as Trump returns as US president / Growth to slow on increased US import tariffs – Allianz Trade report	03.12.2024
LOGISTICS When growls sound like optimism: more trucking activity in Germany / Shipping surges around Cape of Good Hope	15.03.2024
LOGISTICS New Silk Road project could spell disaster for China / Beijing to help debtors with billions	06.04.2023
WORLD ECONOMY IfW Kiel forecasts 0.5% German growth this year / Ifo predicts small contraction / ECB raises outlook for Eurozone	20.03.2023
PETROCHEMICALS Trade and market disruptions worsen / Increase in PE, PP capacities / Ongoing investment in chemical recycling and decarbonisation projects	22.09.2022
LOGISTICS Calmer waters: tariff dispute at German seaports settled / China zero-Covid strategy again rattles supply chains / Container freight rates stagnate	08.09.2022
LOGISTICS Ship congestion off North Sea ports, North American East Coast / Industrial action in UK, US / Container freight rates in reverse gear	01.09.2022
LOGISTICS Rhine River blocked by damaged freighter / Strikes at UK's ports imminent / Freight rates for containers hardly affected so far by China's Taiwan antics	18.08.2022
WORLD ECONOMY IfW Kiel: Global trade down in July / Ukraine grain transport difficult	09.08.2022
LOGISTICS World record: new super freighter carries 12,000 40-foot containers / Export downturn: Germany with first negative trade balance in decades	07.07.2022
WORLD ECONOMY IFW Kiel: High prices, bottlenecks slow recovery / Global GDP outlook revised lower/ Record order backlog at German industrial firms	20.06.2022
CHINA Economic growth limited by strict zero-Covid policy / Major Chinese cities aim to return to business as usual / Wood Mackenzie downgrades GDP forecast	31.05.2022
GLOBAL TRADE Worldwide commerce little changed in May / No “clear direction” / IfW Kiel report	31.05.2022
GLOBAL TRADE IFW Kiel: World commerce steadies after war rattles markets / Container shipping congestion remains high	11.05.2022
GLOBAL TRADE IfW Kiel: Ukraine war slows global trade / 12% of goods stuck in containers	13.04.2022
INTERNATIONAL TRADE Attack on Ukraine slows global trade / Sanctions start to take effect / Trade war to hit Russia more than Western economies / Kiel Institute research	14.03.2022
RAW MATERIAL SUPPLY IfW Kiel: Industrial production in Germany could rise by 10% in 2022 / Guest editorial by Nils Jannsen	15.02.2022
LOGISTICS Every tenth container worldwide is stuck in a traffic jam / Omicron further thins out staffing levels / Stocks being expanded to provide a buffer	10.02.2022