digitalisation

The new coalition government has established a Ministry for Digitalization and Government Modernisation. Ralph Brinkhaus, head of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group on digital affairs, discusses the need for change in Germany.

Early legislation and regulation have put Germany in a leading competitive position internationally in the digital capital markets transformation. At the recent Frankfurt meets Berlin conference, speakers outlined the challenges ahead.

Silicon Valley is celebrating J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon like a pop star. That's because the powerful Wall Street leader is fuelling hopes for an unending AI boom – after some recent setbacks.

China and India are increasingly gaining a foothold in cutting-edge technology, and catching up with the industrialised countries. A UN Trade and Development (Unctad) study looks at how AI is likely to reshape the global economy.

India is holding elections in the coming weeks. Franklin Templeton equity strategist Claus Born discusses the country's economic strengths, and the outlook for the stock market.