Germany News News Germany » Finance: Uncertainty is 'poison for economic growth', German finance minister says
By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Geopolitical uncertainty is weighing on global growth and G20 countries must work to reduce it, German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said on Tuesday.
News Germany » Finance: Germany says it is unacceptable that journalists are barred from G20 finance meeting in US
BERLIN, Aug 31 (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said on Monday it was unacceptable that some journalists had been barred from attending a G20 finance ministers' and central bankers' ...
News Germany » Finance: German Finance Minister Klingbeil calls for oil company windfall tax
Germany's Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil is launching a new initiative at EU level in response to high fuel prices. In a letter published on Saturday, Klingbeil and five of his European counterparts ...
News Germany » Finance: The head of the German Finance Ministry threw a tantrum over Siluanov's participation in a meeting in the United States
EADaily, August 31st, 2026. German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil threw a tantrum over Anton Siluanov's participation in a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in the United ...
News Germany » Finance: US officials protest to Germany over currency intervention criticism at heated G20 meeting
US officials protested Germany's criticism of Treasury's yen support operation and Russia's return to G20 talks in Asheville, deepening ...
News Germany » Finance: German vice-chancellor confronts Russia's finance chief at G20, calls his presence 'irritating'
"I told him directly in his face that the Russian government must end this war," German Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil said.
News Germany » Finance: German Finance Minister Urges Cuts to Plug 30-Billion-Euro Gap in 2027 Budget
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil urged ministries to draw up substantial savings plans to help plug a budget gap of more than 30 billion euros ($34.80 billion) in 2027, ...
News Germany » Finance: Rating agencies warn on German debt ahead of 2027 budget debate
Rating agencies have expressed concerns about rising German interest costs in remarks to the Sunday edition of the Welt national newspaper before parliament starts debating the 2027 budget. "Although ...
News Germany » Finance: Germany warming to UniCredit on Commerzbank seen bolstering way for European bank deals
Germany's tilt towards a deal with UniCredit's CEO Andrea Orcel to take over Commerzbank, after years of his manoeuvring, could prompt other European nations and banks to warm to further banking ...
News Germany » Finance: Far-right AfD courts conservative support after historic German state election win
The anti-immigrant, pro-Russia AfD won nearly 44% of the vote, official results showed, an outcome that underlined the deep unpopularity of Merz's ruling coalition and also triggered alarm among ...
News Germany » Finance: Deutsche Finance Sues Germany’s BVK in US Court for Defamation
German investment firm Deutsche Finance said it’s suing Bayerische Versorgungskammer in a US court, alleging the pension group unduly interfered in the management of several real estate investments ...