Financial Insights That Matter Want the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. Sign up here. Germany’s most convoluted tax case in recent memory gets a human face this week when two former investment bankers make their debut in court. But more than the duo’s dealings, it’s the role of […]
TeamViewer IPO Gives Germany Its First Tech Champion in Decades #NewsGerman
Financial Insights That Matter (Bloomberg) — Germany will finally get another major listed tech company when software maker TeamViewer AG completes a 2.3 billion-euro ($2.5 billion) initial public offering this month — the biggest in the industry in almost two decades. While Germany has several established tech companies, including software giant SAP SE, there have […]
Germany warns of 5G attacks by ‘nation states’ in veiled criticism of Beijing and Huawei #NewsGerman
Financial Insights That Matter Germany, in what European diplomats on Thursday called veiled criticism of Beijing and Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies, warned of cybersecurity attacks that could be launched by “nation states or nation state-backed actors” on future 5G networks within the European Union. The German government made those comments in a national risk […]
Qiagen boosting production of chemical needed to test for coronavirus #NewsGerman
Financial Insights That Matter March 11 (Reuters) – German molecular testing company Qiagen said on Wednesday it was ramping up production of a chemical used in some coronavirus tests, after a report that shortages could disrupt testing in the United States. The company said extraordinary demand was “challenging” its capacity to supply RNA extraction kits […]
CDU’s Thomas Schaefer Apparent Suicide: Linked to Virus Crisis #NewsGerman
Financial Insights That Matter Sign up here for our daily coronavirus newsletter on what you need to know, and subscribe to our Covid-19 podcast for the latest news and analysis. Berlin (AP) — The state finance minister of Germany’s Hesse region, which includes Frankfurt, has been found dead. Authorities said he appears to have killed […]
German financial minister kills himself over coronavirus concerns #NewsGerman
Financial Insights That Matter Sign up for our special edition newsletter to get a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic. A German state finance minister took his own life after expressing “despair” over how to handle the economic fallout from coronavirus, an official said. Thomas Schaefer, who was the finance minister of Germany’s Hesse region, […]
Palantir in Talks With Germany, France for Virus-Fighting Tool #NewsGerman
Financial Insights That Matter (Bloomberg) — Data-analytics company Palantir Technologies Inc. is in talks to provide software to governments across Europe to battle the spread of Covid-19 and make strained health-care systems more efficient, a person familiar with the matter said. The software company is in discussions with authorities in France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, […]
Germany Should Deal With EU Aid `In Short Order’ #NewsGerman
Financial Insights That Matter Mar.31 — European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde comments on the legal attack against Germany’s ratification of the European Union recovery fund. “I don’t want to prejudge the outcome, but I certainly hope that there is a way to deliver on what was agreed back in July,” Lagarde told Bloomberg Television’s […]
Christian Lindner as German finance minister: Does he add up? – POLITICO #NewsGerman
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Germany Sought Energy Exemption in Russia Finance Sanctions #NewsGerman
Financial Insights That Matter The German government has pushed for an exemption for the energy sector if there is a move to block Russian banks from clearing U.S. dollar transactions, according to documents seen by Bloomberg. People familiar with recent discussions said other major western European nations hold similar views. One official said that conversations […]