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The single-currency economy: growth, competitiveness and the policy shaping both.
BUSINESSThe UK Office of Rail and Road has given Virgin Trains pre‑approval to run up to 20 return international passenger services through the Channel Tunnel between 2030 and 2040, ending Eurostar’s sole operator status.
FAZ reports that 160 Swiss glaciers vanished between 2016 and 2023 – a loss of roughly ten percent – while a single gla…
AstraZeneca halted its phase‑III study of the experimental drug Volrustomig in metastatic non‑small‑cell lung‑cancer pa…
Zoopla’s August 2026 report shows 180 of 363 local authorities in Great Britain recorded longer average house‑sale time…
Frasers Group bought 12.16 million Hugo Boss shares for more than €463 million, taking its holding to 47.89 % – below the 50 % threshold needed for outright control of t…
On 17 August 2026, 30‑year French bonds rose to 4.8558 %, 30‑year US Treasuries to 5.29 %, German long‑term yields to 3.2138 % and Japan’s 10‑year JGB to 2.93 % – each t…
Nvidia has announced a $500 billion financing agreement with six major U.S. financial institutions, aimed at lending the capital to its customers for AI‑compute expansio…
A wave of house sales from Germany’s and France’s ageing baby‑boomers could flood the market, prompting analysts to warn of a possible price decline – but the forecasts …
On 13 August 2026 the Deutsche Bundesbank opened a Europe‑wide procurement process for a new main office in Frankfurt, trimming the project's size and budget after earli…
New data released on 14 August 2026 show a 14 % year‑on‑year rise in unemployed senior managers across all sectors, coinciding with the Institute for Employment Research…
A new DSW‑TUM analysis shows that German blue‑chip executives earned on average €6.14 million in 2025 – 42 times the pay of a typical employee – while Adidas, Volkswagen…
Nivea’s revenue fell by almost 7 % in the first half of 2026, prompting Beiersdorf’s chief executive Vincent Warnery to unveil an 18‑month plan that abandons the brand’s…
From 1 January 2026 German cryptocurrency exchanges and service providers must transmit customer identity and transaction details to the Federal Central Tax Office, as t…
A Triodos Bank analysis released on 12 August 2026 estimates that the summer heatwave cost the EU €180 billion – about 1 % of GDP – wiping out most of the bloc’s project…
Environment Minister Carsten Schneider said each day of the current heatwave is costing Germany €500 million in lost output, a figure that underscores the urgency of cli…
May 2026 saw 1,995 corporate insolvency applications in Germany – a 2 % year‑on‑year fall and the first monthly drop since February – but the cumulative Jan‑May total ro…