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Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung

English translation: Council of Experts on the Assessment of Economic Trends


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German term or phrase:Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung
English translation:Council of Experts on the Assessment of Economic Trends
Entered by: Clare Haggart
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German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics
German term or phrase: Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung
The phrase is used in a text about economic development in postwar Germany
Clare Haggart
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:16
Council of Experts on the Assessment of Economic Trends
Explanation:
So says the German Auswärtiges Amt/Foreign Office - see, for example,

http://www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de/624.0.html
("Furthermore, the federal government is advised by independent economic experts. These include the Council of Economic Advisors for the Federal Ministry of Economics and the Council of Economic Advisers for the Federal Ministry of Finance, scientific research institutes and the ***Council of Experts on the Assessment of Economic Trends which was set up in 1963***.")

For more info in German, visit http://www.sachverstaendigenrat-wirtschaft.de/ -> http://www.sachverstaendigenrat-wirtschaft.de/orga/organisat...

See also earlier KudoZ answers under http://www.proz.com/kudoz/354342
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 04:16
Grading comment
My personal preference is this one! Thanks so much for your help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1Council of Experts on the Assessment of Economic Trends
Steffen Walter
4 +1Chairman of the German Council of Economic Experts
Henry Schroeder
4 -1Council of Economic AdvisersGeorg Schweigart (Dr.)
3 -1Expert council for assessing the whole economical development
Ion Chiru


Discussion entries: 3





  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung
Council of Experts on the Assessment of Economic Trends


Explanation:
So says the German Auswärtiges Amt/Foreign Office - see, for example,

http://www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de/624.0.html
("Furthermore, the federal government is advised by independent economic experts. These include the Council of Economic Advisors for the Federal Ministry of Economics and the Council of Economic Advisers for the Federal Ministry of Finance, scientific research institutes and the ***Council of Experts on the Assessment of Economic Trends which was set up in 1963***.")

For more info in German, visit http://www.sachverstaendigenrat-wirtschaft.de/ -> http://www.sachverstaendigenrat-wirtschaft.de/orga/organisat...

See also earlier KudoZ answers under http://www.proz.com/kudoz/354342

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 04:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 52
Grading comment
My personal preference is this one! Thanks so much for your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingrid Blank: I would say macroeconomic trends (gesamtwirtschaftlich)
38 mins
  -> Yes, that would be more accurate.
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung
Council of Economic Advisers


Explanation:
Das ist das Aequivalent in den USA. Ich wuerde das auch als englische Uebersetzung nehmen.


    Reference: http://www.whitehouse.gov/cea/
Georg Schweigart (Dr.)
Germany
Local time: 04:16
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Ingrid Blank: that would be Wirtschaftsberater, not Sachverständige (experts)
33 mins
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung
Expert council for assessing the whole economical development


Explanation:
For evaluating the economical development.

Ion Chiru
Romania
Local time: 05:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Ingrid Blank: definitely not economical= wirtschaftlich im Sinne von sparsam, gesamtwirtschaftlich = macroeconomic and not whole
26 mins
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Sachverständigenrat zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung
Chairman of the German Council of Economic Experts


Explanation:
See reference

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Note added at 12 mins (2006-01-10 12:47:17 GMT)
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Oops, but without "chairman".

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Note added at 35 mins (2006-01-10 13:09:43 GMT)
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Henry Schroeder
United States
Local time: 22:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Steffen Walter: There are several such councils - see http://www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de/624.0.html / What's meant here is the Council of Experts on the Assessment of Economic Trends - see their (German-only) website http://www.sachverstaendigenrat-wirtschaft.de
3 mins
  -> Steffen, your response is definitely the way the Federal Government translates this council, but there are many other translations of this council including George's and mine.
disagree  BrigitteHilgner: Sorry, no - this is completely wrong. See comments be Steffen Walter and others.
11 mins
agree  xxxTradesca: in allen EU-Datenbanken steht er als "Council of Economic Experts"
13 mins
agree  GET ENERGY: "German Council of Economic Experts" - e.g., www.morganstanley.co.uk/GEFdata/digests/19970313-thu.html
35 mins
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