Business Spectator

Ideally, a visa granted should benefit both the migrant and the recipient country – and neither party should have to pay for this win-win situation.

Volkswagen’s power struggle could turn the world’s second-largest car manufacturer into a de facto nationally owned company.

Few things about this year’s British general elections are predictable. The one exception is that governing Britain will not be any easier after May 7.

A German departure from the euro would have some highly beneficial effects on the remaining eurozone members. But of course it will not happen.

Is parity between the Kiwi and the Aussie dollars a reason to celebrate or a to be worried? And shouldn’t we just take the opportunity to reflect on how we got there?

Ben Bernanke’s analysis of Germany’s exports problem is correct but it yields the wrong conclusions.

The euro crisis has caused considerable economic and financial damage already. We can now see some of the political and security implications of a weakened Europe.

The real problems for Germany will begin once the ECB follows the Fed’s example and tapers its monetary stimulus. But thanks to the eurozone periphery, it may take years until the ECB feels ready to take this step. In the meantime, Germany may enjoy its bubble economy while it lasts.