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February 26, 2021

US merger helps Deutsche Telekom to record revenues in 2020

German telecoms operator Deutsche Telekom said Friday it had defied the coronavirus pandemic to post record revenues last year thanks to its acquisition of US rival Sprint. The Bonn-based company said revenue jumped 25.4 percent to 101 billion euros ($122…

February 26, 2021

Virus-hit German chemicals giant BASF eyes 2021 recovery

German chemicals giant BASF confirmed net losses in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday but said it expected to bounce back this year despite “uncertainty” over the future. The Ludwigshafen-based group recorded a net loss of 1.06 billion…

February 26, 2021

Birkenstock goes luxury as it joins LVMH-Arnault stable

A subsidiary of French luxury group LVMH and its billionaire owner Bernard Arnault have purchased a majority stake in Birkenstock, the German maker of the iconic and eponymous sandals said Friday. No details were given about the price paid by…

February 25, 2021

Tighter virus controls at France-Germany border

France and Germany agreed Thursday to require coronavirus tests for workers commuting across their shared border, aiming to avoid a full closure of the frontier while controlling the outbreak’s spread. “Border closures are not on the agenda for now,” Chancellor…

February 25, 2021

German MP investigated for ‘bribery’ over mask contract

An MP from German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative alliance faced allegations of bribery on Thursday over a government contract awarded to a company to supply medical masks during the first Covid-19 wave. The Bundestag lower house of parliament lifted the…

February 25, 2021

Auditor EY replaces Germany boss after Wirecard scandal

Auditing group EY on Thursday announced that it was replacing the head of its German office as it moves to “restore trust” following the collapse of fraud-hit payments firm Wirecard. EY Germany boss Hubert Barth, who was in the job…

February 25, 2021

German man charged for spying at parliament for Russians

German prosecutors said Thursday they have filed espionage charges against a man suspected of passing floor plans of parliament to Russian secret services, in a case that risks further inflaming tensions between Berlin and Moscow. The suspect, a German national…

February 25, 2021

France tightens Covid controls at German border

The French government said on Thursday it would tighten controls at the German border to fight Covid-19 which is spreading faster in the eastern Moselle region than elsewhere in France. From Monday, cross-border workers commuting between Germany and Moselle will…

February 25, 2021

German consumer mood brightens as shutdowns ease

German shoppers are more upbeat heading into March on hopes that coronavirus restrictions will be eased in the weeks ahead, a key survey found Thursday. The GfK institute’s forward-looking barometer rose to minus 12.9, up from minus 15.5 for the…