April 27, 2023, Berlin: Joana Cotar (independent) speaks at the 100th session of the German … [+] Bundestag. The debate is about the further development of skilled labor immigration. Photo: Jörg Carstensen/dpa Photo by Jörg Carstensen dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images The German government recently stepped up bitcoin sales, transferring approximately $75 million to exchanges … Read more
CornwallLive readers are in an uproar after news broke that a Cornish heritage brand has been sold to a German company. Trewithen Dairy, the famous maker of Cornish clotted cream, has been bought by Ehrmann, a prominent German dairy company. Trewithen Dairy on Greymare Farm in the Glynn Valley was founded by the Clarke family … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply register for the German economy myFT Digest — straight to your inbox. The head of Germany’s central bank has urged the government to cut taxes, cut bureaucracy, boost the workforce and increase the carbon tax to boost the country’s declining attractiveness to investors. According to Joachim Nagel, president of … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Alisher Usmanov has filed a lawsuit against UBS, accusing the bank of starting a German investigation into the Uzbek-Russian billionaire by submitting “unsubstantiated reports” about his transactions. The tycoon’s lawyers said on Monday that the … Read more
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s travel email This week a major German travel company, FTI Touristik, collapsed. It was the third largest tour operator in Europe. The company is telling passengers: “All travel arrangements booked through FTI Touristik GmbH with a departure date … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. German wages rose at the fastest pace in almost a decade, signaling a recovery in the broader euro zone and raising doubts about how aggressively the European Central Bank will cut interest rates this year. … Read more