Topic: Berlin (Germany)

ECB chief says euro zone on right track

BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's top central banker said on Thursday that euro zone governments are on the right track to restore market confidence but reminded them that an emergency program to buy their bonds was "neither eternal nor infinite".Mario Draghi's comments came ...

Paris, Berlin seek action on company, financial tax

PARIS (Reuters) - France and Germany want a new EU framework to speed up progress towards a common corporate tax base and a financial transaction tax as well as convergence of financial regulation and labor market policies, a Franco-German letter sent on ...

German manufacturing shrinks in Oct for 1st time in 2 years: PMI

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's manufacturing sector contracted in October for the first time in more than two years as new orders fell for a fourth month in a row, data showed on Wednesday in the latest sign Europe's bulwark economy is set ...

Retail bosses survey darkening skies

BERLIN (Reuters) - The deteriorating outlook for the world economy, and what retailers can do to cope, are likely to be the dominant themes at the annual World Retail Congress in Berlin this week.Executives from companies including France's Carrefour , Britain's Kingfisher ...

Analysis: Slowdown could make Germany rethink euro crisis stance

FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) - After being held up as a model of strength in a region saddled with debt and low growth, Germany suddenly finds itself in a perfect economic storm that could force it to rethink its approach to the crisis plaguing ...

Analysis: Slowdown in core a new threat for euro zone

BERLIN (Reuters) - It's not hard to come up with reasons for the euro zone's exasperating inability to get a grip on its debt crisis.There's the German government's reluctance to take the bold steps that seem necessary to bring about a change ...

Germany to revise up growth forecasts: minister

Germany's economy will expand faster than expected in 2011, a minister said on Sunday, amid reports that the International Monetary Fund and Berlin would revise up forecasts for Europe's top economy.Spiegel newsweekly said both the German government and the IMF are now ...

German jobless rate falls and retail sales rise

German unemployment fell sharply in May, data from the national labour agency showed on Tuesday, while retail sales picked up as Europe's biggest economy pushed on despite the eurozone financial crisis.The unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent of the workforce, the lowest ...
Berlin brothel offers discounts for 'green' customers who pedal to the doorPart of Berlin's red-light scene is going green. "It's very difficult to find parking around here, and this option is better for our environment," said Thomas Goetz, who owns the brothel ...

Economic crisis boosts distrust of business: watchdog

BERLIN (Reuters) - Distrust of business has risen in the wake of the financial crisis and about half those surveyed around the world see the private sector as corrupt, watchdog Transparency International said on Wednesday.A survey by the Berlin-based group showed that ...
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