Last Updated: Friday, June 26, 2015, 14:02
After long months of contraction, the volume of loans to private businesses and households increased by 0.5 percent May compared with the same month in 2014, the ECB said in a statement.
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 24, 2015, 14:22
German business confidence fell to its lowest level in four months in June as uncertainty about Greece caused the outlook for Europe`s biggest economy to cloud over, the Ifo economic institute said on Wednesday.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 18, 2015, 08:28
Finland`s Nokia started an auction of its HERE high-definition maps business while it focuses on completing its 15.6 billion euros ($17.2 billion) takeover of network equipment maker Alcatel Lucent.
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 17, 2015, 19:00
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told lawmakers that he was not hopeful that Greece and its creditors could reach agreement on the release of new bailout funds at a meeting in Luxembourg on Thursday.
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 15:19
Investor sentiment in Germany fell to its lowest level in seven months in June as the uncertainty over Greece and subdued global growth weighed on confidence, a leading survey found on Tuesday.
Last Updated: Friday, June 12, 2015, 16:12
"The Chief Federal Prosecutor has closed the investigation over suspected spying on a mobile phone used by the chancellor by US intelligence services ... because the allegation cannot be proven in a legally sound way under criminal law," it said in a statement.
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 9, 2015, 23:37
Germany plans to take a 4.1 percent stake in the new China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), making it the fourth-biggest member, according to a finance ministry draft document seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 9, 2015, 10:32
The euro got a boost from a widening of Germany`s trade surplus in April as exports grew by 1.9 percent, while imports fell 1.3 percent.
Last Updated: Monday, June 8, 2015, 14:39
Germany`s trade surplus widened in April from the previous month as exports grew by 1.9 percent, official data showed on Monday.
Last Updated: Monday, June 8, 2015, 13:09
Germany`s Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble will meet Monday in Berlin with his Greek counterpart Yanis Varoufakis, amid contentious negotiations between Greece and its creditors, the German ministry said.
Last Updated: Friday, June 5, 2015, 11:54
German industrial orders, a key measure of demand for goods in Europe`s top economy, rose in April, the economy ministry said Wednesday, beating analysts` expectations.
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 21:15
Germany said Wednesday that talks this week on a deal to prevent a Greek debt default would be based on a proposal put forward by creditors, not by Athens.
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