A Global Partnership That Works

摘要

The global economy is set to grow by 3.3 percent in 2015 according to the IMF, rising to 3.8 percent in 2016. International economic confidence is returning, but much remains to be done to counter geopolitical change and risks in emerging economies. In an age of fluid global markets, the special economic relationship enjoyed by America and Europe is more important than ever before. Together, Europe and the U.S. account for about one-third of global trade, and combined transatlantic GDP represents around half of global economic output. At the center of this robust interaction are the U.S. and Germany. The importance of the U.S. as an investor in Europe also cannot be overestimated-it drives 25 percent of investment projects, according to Ernst and Young (EY). The U.S. is also by some distance the largest investor in Germany.