International climate policy has relied for years on fund models into which both governments and private investors contribute. Yet an instrument comparable to the planned Tropical Forest Forever Facility — designed to secure protected areas worldwide and pool long-term financial flows from public budgets and capital markets — does not currently exist in Europe. Instead, …

Germany faces massive challenges: dilapidated bridges, overloaded railway lines, slow expansion of fiber optics and charging infrastructure. The federal government plans to take on debt for infrastructure investments and engage private capital. Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are intended to be used to a limited extent. The goal is to strategically strengthen investments in transportation, digitalization, energy, …

Hardly any political debate in Germany goes without the accusation that politicians cannot handle money. Instead of channeling taxpayers’ hard-earned billions into crucial future projects, critics say, much of the budget is wasted on the welfare state or abroad. A comprehensive study by the Cologne-based German Economic Institute (IW), commissioned by the Bavarian Business Association …