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monthly_report_download May 2019 monthly report
The Finance Ministry’s monthly report for May 2019 features an article that takes a comparative look at social inequality and inclusive growth around the world. The article shows that income inequality has increased in many countries but remains comparatively low and stable in Germany. However, Germany performs less well when it comes to equality of wealth and educational opportunity. For this …
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monthly_report_download April 2019 monthly report
The April edition of the monthly report takes a look at the Tax Act Relating to Brexit which entered into force on 29 March 2019. With the law, the Finance Ministry has taken measures at an early stage to prepare for all conceivable Brexit scenarios. Another article with an international dimension concerns the simplified tax assessment procedure for pensioners living outside Germany who receive …
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monthly_report_download March 2019 monthly report
The March edition of the monthly report takes stock of the first three years of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) being in operation. These years have seen the world’s newest multilateral bank reach important milestones in its development. This edition of the monthly report also asks whether the regulatory measures implemented since the global financial crisis have made the …
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monthly_report_download February 2019 monthly report
In addition to key figures on economic and fiscal conditions in Germany, the February issue of the monthly report contains an article on the German government’s Annual Economic Report. Entitled “Strengthening the social market economy – leveraging potential for growth, boosting competitiveness”, the report was adopted by the federal cabinet on 30 January 2019. The February monthly report …
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monthly_report_download January 2019 monthly report
The first issue of the monthly report in 2019 focuses on the provisional closure of the federal budget for 2018. All the key figures can be found (in English) in the press release and the charts that come with it. This issue also examines the potential impact, in terms of customs provisions, of a no-deal Brexit – a possibility for which the German government and customs administration are making …
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monthly_report_download December 2018 monthly report
The last monthly report of 2018 looks back on ten years of “Partnership Deutschland” (PD), the only public consulting company that operates Germany-wide and at all levels of government. PD advises the public sector on projects for innovative, sustainable infrastructure and for the modernisation of administrative processes. The December issue also reports on an interdisciplinary conference on the …
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monthly_report_download November 2018 monthly report
The monthly report includes interesting articles on topics within the Finance Ministry’s remit, a selection of which are translated into English each month. The November edition features an overview of KfW Capital, the new KfW Banking Group subsidiary. Its investments in venture capital funds will benefit young, innovative companies across all sectors.