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Uzbekistan: From a Vulnerable Position to Regional Economic Leadership
Geography as a Challenge — and a Strategy The absence of access to the sea complicates logistics, raises the cost of exports and imports, and necessitates the development of multilateral transport corridors. Instead of opting for isolation,...

Cuba: The Priority Is to Invest More in the Tourism Industry
The terrace of the Inglaterra Hotel, in Havana, completely empty. / 14ymedio Economist Pedro Monreal believes the government doesn’t care about hotels, but rather about the real estate business of leasing them. By 14ymedio HAVANA TIMES – María,...

From Mines to Markets: Financial Security Across the Lithium...
The global transition from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) marks not only a technological and environmental milestone but also a transformative shift with deep implications for global finance. As nations...

German Development Bank backs Indian Biogas venture with 38 mn euro funding
German Export Finance bank has provided 38 million euros in equity and debt financing to CEF Group, an Indian cleantech company focused on converting waste into compressed biogas, the company said on Friday. The funding will support the...

Countybank's Whitney Henderson Promoted to Banking Officer
(Photo Courtesy of Countybank) Countybank announced the recent promotion of Whitney Henderson to Banking Officer. Henderson began her career with Countybank in 2018 as Teller Lead at the Anderson Highway 81 office, when the branch was first...

Europe’s Motorcycle Industry Is Down On Paper, But Is It Really?
For decades, Europe has been the barometer for the global motorcycle industry. Whether it’s emission regulations, safety standards, or outright design innovation, the European market usually moves first, and the rest of the world follows suit. A...
European eVTOL Researcher Seeks Co-Founders For Novel UAV
German aerospace researcher John Lou has made a name for himself as a thought leader in advanced air mobility circles, in large part owing to an influential report he self-published that exposed monumental flaws in the design and physics of...

Business News | Neeraj Chopra Gets Candid About His Journey in an Exclusive Conversation with Duolingo English Test
NewsVoir New Delhi [India], August 1: The Duolingo English Test (DET), a global leader in digital English proficiency assessment, hosted a fireside chat featuring Olympic and World Champion Neeraj Chopra. In a heartfelt conversation with select...

Canadian Open 2025: Alexander Zverev reaches 500 ATP wins in a historic feat; seventh-fastest to reach the milestone | National Bank Open
Germany's Alexander Zverev became the latest tennis star to reach 500 ATP wins after knocking out Matteo Arnaldi in the Round of 32 of the 2025 Canadian Open on Friday. Having lost the first set to his Italian counterpart, the 28-year-old fought...

Germany announces transfer of two Patriot systems to Ukraine
Stock Photo: Getty Images Germany has announced it will deliver two Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine, following an agreement with the United States under which Berlin will be first in line to receive replacements for the systems it sends....

Sweeping impacts of new Trump tariffs on global economy
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to start up new tariffs on dozens of countries, sowing more uncertainty in the global economy. Also, scientists are developing an early warning system as heavy rains induced by climate change...
Electrical workers uncover 5,000-year-old burial pits in Germany
Germany’s ongoing SuedOstLink high-voltage electric powerline project is one of the nation’s largest ongoing infrastructure endeavors. But construction along the 105-mile-long transmission route is also yielding some of the country’s most striking...

Will Germany raise retirement age beyond 67?
For German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche, there's a simple way to fix Germany's pension system: "We need to work more and longer," she flatly told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper in late July, instantly triggering a new debate...
Germany's Fiscal Free Fall: Record Debt, Recession, And Welfare Crisis
Submitted by Thomas Kolbe Germany’s 2026 federal budget is set. The cabinet has reached an agreement on the framework, with only parliamentary approval pending—a mere formality. With a record deficit and no credible path to fiscal consolidation,...

Ana Ivanovic divorced husband Bastian Schweinsteiger after seeing clear proof of German's affair & girlfriend: Reports
A recently surfaced report from Serbia suggests that Ana Ivanovic's divorce with Bastian Schweinsteiger stemmed from the former WTA No. 1 finding out for herself about the German soccer legend's affair with Silva Kapitanova, a Bulgarian woman. The...
In Focus: Between Basel and Zimbabwe, Chipo Mellisa Kaliofasi is researching how Shona women have to fight for their property
Chipo Mellisa Kaliofasi is in the middle of her final preparations. In a few days, the 30-year-old will travel to Zimbabwe to conduct research for her doctoral thesis in history. Before her trip, she is meeting up with colleagues from the...
Germany's manufacturing sector edges closer to growth in July, PMI shows
BERLIN (Reuters) -The downturn in German manufacturing activity eased further in July as output grew for a fifth straight month, albeit at a significantly slower pace, a survey showed on Friday. The HCOB final Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for...

Business news live: UK house prices up, FTSE 100 falls on tariffs news
FTSE 100 heads lower - but impact nothing like original tariff fears Investors will remember the days of early April when Trump’s original tariff announcement sent stock markets into freefall - 30 per cent drops were not uncommon and America’s...

Banks ponder changes to client language provision rules
The right to receive all financial services in the Latvian language is provided for by changes to the Credit Institutions Law, which came into force in July. Now the Finance Latvia Association (FLA, the main banking industry body), in cooperation...

Germany updates: Wolf numbers on rise in much of country
Skip next section German train operator shuts down Berlin-Hamburg route 08/01/2025August 1, 2025German train operator shuts down Berlin-Hamburg route Starting later today, German train operator Deutsche Bahn is set to close its 280-kilometer...