TAG: Finance and banking

Ukraine hopes to avoid economic doomsday of not getting Western financial aid

KYIV — Ukrainians can’t bear to think what will happen if they don’t get the aid that EU leaders hav...

8 months ago

Christine Lagarde makes a poor central banker, ECB staff say 

FRANKFURT — On the global stage, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde still exudes the...

8 months ago

A quiet revolution rocks central banking 

There’s a quiet revolution happening at the heart of central banking. On the surface, the inconspicu...

8 months ago

Belgian government breaks deadlock over renewal of central bank governor mandate

The parties in Belgium's coalition government have reached an agreement to renew Pierre Wunsch’s man...

8 months ago

Mob of German farmers accosts top Green as protests escalate

BERLIN — Tensions over Germany's budget crisis escalated significantly late Thursday as a group of a...

8 months ago

Party vote provides slight relief for Germany’s troubled coalition

BERLIN — The rulers of Germany’s fractious three-party coalition government can breathe a small sigh...

8 months ago

Flood risk in Germany reignites coalition fight over debt rules

BERLIN — A widespread risk of floods in Germany has prompted renewed infighting within the country's...

8 months ago

German government backtracks on tax hikes for farmers following protests

BERLIN — Germany's three-party ruling coalition on Thursday partly backed down from a proposal to cu...

8 months ago

Wolfgang Schäuble, former German finance minister, dies at 81

Wolfgang Schäuble, former German finance minister, longstanding senior lawmaker and a key figure beh...

8 months ago

The cold fish deal: How EU spending talks went to Brazil and back ― just in time for Christmas

BRUSSELS / PARIS ― When the VIP vending machine broke down in the early hours of the morning near th...

8 months ago

Germany aims to seize €720M of frozen Russian money

BERLIN — At a time when Germany’s ruling coalition is scrambling to find money due to its still-simm...

8 months ago

Germany plans partial reform of its debt brake, Lindner says

German Finance Minister Christian Lindner announced plans to reform the country's debt rules to allo...

8 months ago

France steps up efforts to lure post-Brexit financial jobs to Paris

PARIS — As he flies to New York Friday to convince Wall Street firms to invest in Paris, French Fina...

8 months ago

German budget crisis: Ruling coalition gives up on finalizing 2024 budget before year’s end

BERLIN — Germany's ruling coalition will not manage to have a 2024 budget in place before the end of...

8 months ago