Tue, 21-Oct-2025

German cabinet confirms central bank chief choice

German cabinet

FRANKFURT: The German cabinet approved the nomination of career central banker Joachim Nagel as the new head of the Bundesbank on Wednesday, as the EU’s top economy comes under pressure from inflation and Omicron. In Nagel, Germany has a “noted economist and proven financial markets expert” who will “carry forward the Bundesbank’s stability-oriented legacy”, government spokesman … Read more

Germany marks 30 years since fall of Berlin Wall

Germany marks 30 years since fall of Berlin Wall

Celebrations are in full flow as Germany marks 30 years since the Berlin Wall fell. The toppling of the wall, which separated the Communist-ruled East from the capitalist West in Berlin for nearly three decades and became a potent symbol of the Cold War, was followed a year later by the reunification of Germany in … Read more