Made in Germany: Your Business Magazine Deutsche Welle

Politicians, entrepreneurs and consumers can all fall victim to illusions. Everyone is prone to misinterpreting economic realities.

Geraint Anderson hit the headlines during the financial crisis. The self-styled ‘city boy’ published an insider’s tale of life in London’s financial district - reporting on reckless trading and cocaine-fueled orgies, and his departure in 2008.

Every year corruption costs the German economy an estimated €100 billion. Many of the culprits are company executives. But what are the motives for financial fraudsters?

Wirecard was a favorite among investors - who ended up losing a lot of money. How was the fraud possible? Year after year, auditors had given the company a clean bill of health.

The Aldi discount supermarket chain is a global success story. They promise low prices along with high quality. So do they deliver?

German farmers say they’re getting a bad rap. They’re being blamed for climate change, the ‘insect apocalypse’ and the horrors of industrial livestock farming. But they say the truth is far more complicated than that.