Germany
German growth loses momentum
BERLIN: According to preliminary data, economic output in Germany between July and September slowed slightly compared with the previous quarter...
Volkswagen cars sale drop 5.3% due to cheating scandal
BERLIN: Volkswagen yesterday said sales of cars with the VW badge fell 5.3 percent in October as the global pollution...
German energy giant RWE sees coal, gas business shrink
BERLIN: Germany's second biggest energy company, RWE, saw profits from its core coal and gas business plummet again in the...
German trade surplus rises to 7.6b euros in Sept
BERLIN: According to Germany’s Federal Statistical Office, the country’s goods and services surplus was 22.9 billion euros in September 2015....
Germany funds job training of 250 Ghanaians
BERLIN: The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is to provide funding for the training of 250...
German exports up 2.6% to $114b last month
BERLIN: German exports have gone up sharply, following a major slump in August. The statistics office said the bulk of...
Germany’s trade surplus rises 49.7% in September
BERLIN: According to Germany’s Federal Statistical Office, the country’s goods and services surplus was 22.9 billion euros in September 2015....
ECB faces 3 suits over quantitative easing in Germany
BERLIN: German politicians who failed in previous attempts to have courts derail European Union monetary policy filed lawsuits at the...
Regulators set out new rules to avoid repeat of financial crisis
BERLIN: Global financial regulators published new rules that aim to stop banks from becoming “too big to fail,” to prevent...
German business rebukes government refugee policy
BERLIN: German business leaders give the government poor grades on its refugee policy. Party infighting, more than anything, was not...
Big law firm becomes latest to enter Germany
BERLIN: Goodwin Procter has announced the opening of a new office in Frankfurt, adding four partners who specialize in real...
Microsoft elevates Gutierrez to general counsel
BERLIN: In a reorganization of its legal department, Microsoft named longtime company lawyer Horacio Gutierrez as the company’s general counsel,...
German industrial output declines by 1.1% in Sept
BERLIN: German industrial output declined for the second consecutive month in September, official data showed Friday, adding strains to the...
Germany cuts tax revenue forecast
BERLIN: The German government on Friday cut its tax revenue forecast for next year, which could make it difficult for...
German, French raids against human smuggling operations
BERLIN: Germany and French authorities raided two unconnected human smuggling operations, saying that they were bringing refugees into Germany by...
German state buys USB says to hold evidence of €600m in tax avoidance
BERLIN: Tax authorities in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia have purchased a USB stick reported to hold evidence of...
German state buys USB says to hold evidence of €600m in tax avoidance
BERLIN: Tax authorities in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia have purchased a USB stick reported to hold evidence of...
George Osborne urges Germany to strike ‘deal’ to reform EU
BERLIN: George Osborne has urged Germany to join the UK as partners in a “deal” to reform the European Union...
KOŠICE airport to operate regular flights to Germany in 2016
BERLIN: KOŠICE airport will operate regular flights to Germany next year, mayor of Košice Richard Raši said November 4. “The...
German police nail down human smuggling racket
BERLIN: A suspected international smuggling organization was shut down by German police on Wednesday in one of the biggest moves...
