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Berlin - Germany is to assist Brazil in staging the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, according to German Chancellor Angela Merkel after a meeting in Berlin Thursday with visiting Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The Germans are to provide sim...
BERLIN -(Dow Jones)- German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pledged to help reach a successful conclusion of the climate talks in Copenhagen later this month and expressed support for a fast conclusion of the Doha round of world trade talks, German government spokesman Ulrich Wilhelm said Thursday.
(RTTNews) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a meeting with industry leaders discussed the creation of a private bank funds to provide capital for smaller firms. The proposal put forward by Deutsche Bank chief Josef Ackermann, got widespread support from business leaders in Berlin.
Washington, 3 December (WashingtonTV)—German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that Iran was “testing” the international community’s patience over its nuclear program, warning that further sanctions would be considered if Tehran does not cooperate with the West.
Berlin- Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani met German President Horst Koehler in Berlin Tuesday, and was set to hold talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel later in the day. Gilani was received at the presidential palace in the morning, and wil...
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said that he will sign a treaty with Germany today to increase German investment in Pakistan. Gilani made his comments to reporters in Berlin today after talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
(RTTNews) - Germany will decide whether to increase the number of its troops in Afghanistan only after the January 28 international conference in London on the war-torn south-west Asian country, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday.
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government may force banks to increase corporate loans to sustain an economic recovery as opposition from state leaders threatens her promised tax cuts.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is under increasing pressure to explain when she was informed about civilian casualties from September's air raid on two hijacked fuel tankers in Afghanistan. She may face unpleasant questions in a parliamentary inquiry. The opposition parties smell blood.
Germany's defense minister told parliament on Thursday that he has reassessed a German commander's decision to call an NATO airstrike in Afghanistan that killed scores of civilians and Taliban fighters and decided it was "militarily inappropriate."
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government may force banks to increase loans to companies to sustain an economic recovery as opposition from state leaders threatens her promised tax cuts.
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants banks to increase lending to business and households to make the country’s recovery self-sustainable, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a speech she is due to make later today.
Germany's economy will grow by 1.6 percent next year and a more modest 1.2 percent in 2011, the country's central bank predicted Friday, declaring that the outlook has "brightened perceptibly" over recent months.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's new government was supposed to be a harmonious alliance that would focus energetically on reviving Europe's biggest economy.
Germany’s defense minister told Parliament on Thursday that he had reassessed a German commander’s decision to call in a NATO airstrike in Afghanistan.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Bank AG Chief Executive Officer Josef Ackermann proposed a private-bank fund to increase corporate loans at a meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel that failed to identify a unified strategy to avert a credit squeeze.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Bank AG Chief Executive Officer Josef Ackermann proposed a private-bank fund to increase corporate loans at a meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel that failed to announce a unified strategy to avert a credit squeeze.
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition agreed to keep her election pledge of tax cuts to spur Germany’s economic recovery , extending a confrontation with state leaders concerned they’ll have to foot the bill.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The Bundesbank raised its growth forecasts for Germany, Europe’s largest economy, saying the outlook for the next two years has “brightened perceptibly.”
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday said it was "critical" that banks boost lending as Europe's biggest economy seeks to recover, adding she would appoint a mediator to address the problem.
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel called a meeting of her coalition today as she fights to keep an election pledge of tax cuts to spur Germany’s economic recovery , the main goal of a second term that’s testing her leadership early on.
