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The Italian bank wants direct contact with German government and is ready to offer concessions and respond to Berlin’s concerns.
News Germany » Berlin » Finance: Uber offers to buy Germany's Delivery Hero, at value of nearly $15bn
US ride-hailing giant Uber on Thursday announced a multibillion-euro deal to acquire Germany's Delivery Hero as it seeks to expand its presence in the global food delivery market. Under the deal, Uber ...
News Germany » Berlin » Finance: Germany plans tougher tax crime crackdown to raise billions in revenue
Germany's government plans to step up its fight against tax evasion and financial crime with a 26-point package that would increase penalties, add investigators and use artificial intelligence to ...
News Germany » Berlin » Finance: Germany could gain from planned U.S. port fees on China-built ships, DIW says
Germany could see a 2% rise in exports to the U.S. due to planned port fees on China-built ships, says DIW. Other EU nations may face export declines.
News Germany » Berlin » Finance: Germany’s New Finance Chief Rules Out Federal Funding Freeze
Germany’s new finance minister dismissed fears the political turmoil in Berlin will trigger a funding freeze, pledging the federal government will be fully capable of functioning in the weeks before ...
News Germany » Berlin » Finance: Germany's Scholz fires his finance minister as his coalition collapses
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced Wednesday he was firing Finance Minister Christian Lindner, signaling the collapse of the ruling three-party coalition that relied ...
News Germany » Berlin » Finance: Germany to borrow €800bn for rearmament in historic shift
Germany plans to borrow more than €800bn by 2030, breaking with decades of fiscal restraint to bring defence spending to levels not seen since the cold war. Next year alone, Chancellor Friedrich ...
News Germany » Berlin » Finance: Germany updates: Finance minister defends 2026 budget plans
Germany's finance minister has been defending his budget against claims that it won't effectively stimulate growth. Meanwhile, the new boss of the German rail operator Deutsche Bahn has been confirmed ...
News Germany » Berlin » Finance: Germany's finance minister: fiscal normalization is just beginning
BERLIN, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Germany's budget for 2024 is one of the first steps in its return to sustainable finances, made necessary by higher borrowing costs and greater financial burdens in the ...
News Germany » Berlin » Finance: Germany's coalition government collapses as Chancellor Scholz fires his finance chief
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner, paving the way for a confidence vote by parliament on Jan. 15 that is expected to lead to early elections next ...