Archive for ‘Economy’

Schwarzenegger calls for end to ‘whining’ about economic crisis

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has called on world leaders to stop "whining and complaining" about the economic slowdown.

The Daily Telegraph | March 4th, 2009

Schwarzenegger, Green IT and the Economy on Display at CeBIT

At the world's largest tech trade show, green technology is on display, and California's governor urged attendees to see the global recession as an opportunity, not a challenge, in taking green to the next level.

Greenbiz.com | March 4th, 2009

Future is ‘bleak’ warns Joschka Fischer

Joschka Fischer, the former German vice-chancellor, has issued a bleak assessment of Europe's prospects for surviving the financial crisis, warning that leaders of a "self-weakening" continent are failing to come to grips with its decline.

The Daily Telegraph | February 26th, 2009

No Celluloid Escape

Documentaries reign at the Berlinale, where gritty, low-budget films reflect the grim global mood.

Newsweek | February 8th, 2009

Germany agrees biggest economic stimulus package since World War II

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition government has agreed to new €50bn (£45bn) stimulus package, the biggest of its kind since World War II.

The Daily Telegraph | January 13th, 2009

Japanese companies leaving London for Germany

Japanese companies have started to move their European headquarters from London to Germany to escape Britain's high costs, poor transport infrastructure and rising crime rates.

The Daily Telegraph | December 27th, 2008

Commerzbank asks state for €8.2bn - first German bank to use bailout fund

Commerzbank, Germany’s second largest, got an €8.2bn (£6.5bn) capital injection making it the first commercial bank in the country to receive money from the government’s €500bn bailout fund.

The Daily Telegraph | November 4th, 2008

German financial crisis could lead to rise of far-Right

Germany's financial crisis could lead to the rise of a far-Right political party, a leading analyst has warned.

The Daily Telegraph | October 22nd, 2008

Financial crisis: BayernLB seeks ‘billions’ from government fund

Bavaria's regional bank BayernLB became the first in Germany to signal it will seek billions in government aid as a €480bn (£370bn) bailout package went into effect.

The Daily Telegraph | October 21st, 2008

Germany refuses to bail out carmakers

Germany's giant and ailing car industry can expect little relief from the government, according to Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck.

The Daily Telegraph | October 16th, 2008