Ker Gibbs likens the volatile business environment in China to a 'Roman Colosseum'. Chinese companies could serve as powerful partners. At the same time, the former Shanghai AmCham president is sceptical of heavy investments in physical infrastructure in China.
By Leonardo Pape
Last year, DHL made significant investments in Sub-Saharan Africa. In an interview with Table.Briefings, Hennie Heymans, CEO of DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa, explains what opportunities the logistics group hopes to capitalize on in sectors such as e-commerce, food, and energy.
By Andreas Sieren
Ethiopian American author Maaza Mengiste is in Germany conducting research for her next book, which will tell the stories of nonwhite people living in the country during the 1920s and 1930s. She discussed her reasons for focusing on this topic in an interview with Table.Briefings.
By David Renke
In China, the cutting-edge technology known as BCI is a topic of widespread interest, says Chinese neuroscientist Luo Minmin. He explains how many companies are active in this field and how the government is working to promote it.
By Angela Köckritz
The engineering firm Gauff operates in several African countries and receives financial support from KfW IPEX-Bank. Gauff Managing Director Stefan Tavares Bollow and Thorsten Metz, director of KfW IPEX-Bank’s office in Johannesburg, explain how the company holds its own against Chinese competitors – and why it also relies in part on cooperation.
By Andreas Sieren
The director of Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) views the TAFF conference as an important starting point for advancing the global phase-out of fossil fuels.
By Alexandra Endres
Berlin views India as a values-based partner and a strategic economic alternative to China. However, for Ashoka Mody, Professor Emeritus of International Economic Policy at Princeton University, the current hype is evidence of profound naivety.
By Christian Domke Seidel
Arms expert Max Mutschler advocates for supporting measures to effectively curb high defense spending. In addition to arms control, consideration should be given to providing new weapons systems to the Baltic states.
By Markus Bickel
Claudia Voß has been CEO of the German-African Business Association since early April. In an interview with Table.Briefings, she explains the goals she has set herself in her new role.
By David Renke
The regional World Health Summit opens in Nairobi on Monday. Ahead of the conference, Development Minister Reem Alabali Radovan spoke with Table.Briefings about how Germany is continuing to support global health despite tighter budgets – and why she is critical of the United States.
By David Renke
