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A Closer Look At The Egypt-Germany €100M Debt Swap Talks
Egypt is working with Germany on a new debt swap deal worth €100 million, set to be delivered in two phases. The first half will be disbursed in December 2025, and the second in June 2026. The funds will go toward development projects across the...

Eurowings maintains strong operational performance despite financial headwinds in H1 2025
Eurowings, Lufthansa Group’s low-cost carrier, delivered a solid operational performance in the first half of 2025, flying over 10 million passengers on 77,000 flights with 99% schedule regularity and 80% on-time performance. Despite these...

German inflation dips to cooler-than-expected 1.8% in July
Rhineland-Palatinate, Mainz: Fruit is sold at the weekly market. Andreas Arnold/dpa | Picture Alliance | Getty Images German inflation fell more than expected to 1.8% in July, data from statistics agency Destatis showed Thursday. Economists polled...

Germany says Israel ‘increasingly in the minority’ on Palestinian issue
BERLIN: Germany’s foreign minister said Thursday that Israel was increasingly isolated diplomatically over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the push by some countries to recognise a Palestinian state. Johann Wadephul said in a statement before...
International business briefs: Amazon, Microsoft cloud dominance ‘harms competition’
Berlin — The number of people out of work in Germany rose significantly less than expected in July and the unemployment rate remained unchanged, but economists warned that economic weakness will take its toll in the labour market in the months...
AuditBoard Research Finds Only 25 Per Cent Of Businesses Report Having Fully Implemented AI Governance Programmes - Report Reveals That While The Majority Of Companies Are Leveraging AI, Governance Continues To Lag, Leaving Them Vulnerable
AuditBoard, the AI-powered global platform for connected risk transforming audit, risk, and compliance, today announced the findings of its latest research into how global risk teams are navigating the dawning era of ubiquitous artificial...

German foreign minister jetting to Jerusalem for talks on Gaza amid Palestine recognition wave
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul will travel to Israel today and meet with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar at 5:45 p.m. in Jerusalem, according to the Foreign Ministry and a German embassy spokesperson, APA reports citing The Times of Israel....

Germany, France, and UK may send foreign ministers to Israel...
The leaders of Germany, France and Britian are weighing up whether to dispatch their foreign secretaries to Israel next week, the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday. Merz's announcement came a few hours after a collective of United...

German Spies Targets Populist AfD Before Vote
Just weeks ahead of local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s domestic intelligence agency is alerting election officials to supposed “anti-constitutional” views held by Alternative for Germany (AfD) candidates. Among those targeted is...

Iveco is Leaving the Defense Industry
Iveco Group has sold its defense division specializing in the production of protected armored vehicles to the Italian corporation Leonardo. The statement was published on the company’s website. The Italian automotive giant has announced the...

Berlin – Hamburg: Deutsche Bahn closes Germany's top route
Starting August 1, Deutsche Bahn's 280-kilometer (174-mile) route linking Berlin to Hamburg will be completely closed for at least nine months. With up to 30,000 passengers daily, it is the most heavily used direct connection in Germany's...

Germany warns Israel of diplomatic isolation over Gaza situation
Germany’s foreign minister warned Thursday that Israel faces growing diplomatic isolation amid the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and mounting international moves to recognize a Palestinian state. Johann Wadephul said in a statement before...

Stars & Stripes Welcome to Germany 2025-2026
Are you new to Germany? The Stars and Stripes Welcome to Germany features everything you need to know about German banking, handling monthly expenses and utilities, finding a car or home, information about department of defense education activity,...

PERILS launches SCS industry loss reporting service for Europe, Japan, and NZ
PERILS AG, a Zurich-based catastrophe insurance data provider, has announced the inclusion of Severe Convective Storm (SCS) industry loss reporting for Europe, Japan, and New Zealand. The new service builds on PERILS’ existing SCS coverage in...
Opinion: These 10 Tie-Ups Are Reshaping The Defense Industry
The defense industry is fast becoming more collaborative. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the second Trump administration’s disposition and the use of drones on the modern battlefield have caused tectonic shifts in the global security...

Germany: Israel Becoming Increasingly Isolated Diplomatically Over Gaza Crisis
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul stated that Israel is becoming increasingly diplomatically isolated due to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and mounting international pressure for the recognition of a Palestinian state, AFP reported. In a...

Israel’s final solution in Gaza – banking on US cash for forced relocation
The Israeli aim of ethnically cleansing Palestinians from Gaza is well underway. It relies on US finance, compliant allies and rejection of peace plans. Cathy Peters reports. Israel’s Mossad director, David Barnea, travelled to the US recently to...

The $5.6T Pharmaceutical Industry in One Chart
The $5.6T Pharmaceutical Industry in One Giant Chart Pharma giants don’t just make medicine—they shape the future of healthcare. From determining which treatments reach patients to setting costs and driving innovation, their influence extends...

Trump’s Economic Boom
America got great news yesterday—the economy grew at a healthy rate in the second quarter of the year, beating the clueless “experts” who predicted 2% growth. Instead, it grew at 3% or 50% more than predicted. In addition, inflation is showing...
Germany: striking the balance between compliance and investigation in cross-border data processing
Scope of data protection laws relevant to cross-border investigations What laws and regulations in your jurisdiction regulate the collection and processing of personal data? Are there any aspects of those laws that have specific relevance to...