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

Climate, weed, sovereign Europe: new German govt’s roadmap

German govt

BERLIN: The centre-left-led alliance forming Germany’s next government has declared ambitions to make Europe’s biggest economy greener and fairer. In their coalition agreement, the Social Democrats, the Greens and the liberal FDP addressed issues from climate protection to foreign policy to cannabis. Here are the main points of their roadmap for Germany: No new debt Germany’s … Read more