About Andreas Klasen

Andreas Klasen is a Partner with PwC in Germany, and leads its Economics and Policy practice. He is Managing Director of Euler Hermes/PwC, the consortium responsible for management of the German export credit agency on behalf of the Federal Government. Furthermore, he regularly acts as a government advisor for foreign trade, economic promotion and industry policy.

Growth through Trade: What an Export Promotion Instrument can do

Andreas Klasen

The opening up of trade in a multilateral trading system has provided one of the major pillars for economic growth enjoyed by developed countries in the last century. Although emerging countries were latecomers to international trade, they too have significantly benefited from trade liberalisation. Export oriented economies have advantages from improved allocation of scarce resources, [...]