» Former head of German lender IKB faces charges over subprime debacle
01/07/09 19:43 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
German prosecutors have charged the former chief executive of troubled lender IKB with misleading markets over the extent of the bank's exposure to the financial crisis.

» Former Chancellor Kohl resigns from late wife's foundation
01/07/09 19:11 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl has decided to step down as honorary chairman of his late wife's foundation over disagreements with management.

» US seeks more European money and troops for Afghanistan
01/07/09 18:15 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
The US envoy to NATO has called on Germany and Europe to commit more troops and boost funding to stabilize Afghanistan after the country's presidential elections in August.

» Troubled Porsche drops request for federal loan
30/06/09 12:31 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
Troubled German luxury sports car maker says it's dropping plans to reapply for a loan from state owned KfW bank. Meanwhile, Qatar has launched a concrete offer to invest in Porsche.

» German unemployment figures down, for now
30/06/09 09:21 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
Fresh figures show that Germany's June unemployment sank slightly compared with the previous month to 8.1 percent. The improvement could give a slight boost to German Chancellor Angela Merkel's reelection bid.

» Germany's Quelle to receive state aid
30/06/09 01:15 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
The German government has agreed to extend a bridge loan to Quelle to keep the struggling mail-order company afloat. However, operations at the Fuerth-based firm will only be secured until the end of the year.

» Merkel makes tax cuts into her pitch for re-election
29/06/09 17:04 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
In 90 days Germans elect a new government. Chancellor Angela Merkel has promised tax cuts to secure her party's re-election, but rivals from left to right are attacking her program as unrealistic.

» Walled in! - The inner German border
29/06/09 15:31 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
For the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Deutsche Welle has developed a unique project in cooperation with the Berlin Wall Foundation: an animated depiction of the former German-German border.

» Rivals attack Chancellor Merkel's tax cut plans
29/06/09 11:35 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
Conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel's tax cuts are being criticized by her political rivals as unrealistic. Germany's political parties are trying to win voters' favor ahead of national elections in September.

» Decision looms over the future of mail-order group Quelle
29/06/09 06:24 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Germany
A decision on the future of struggling mail-order company Quelle is expected Monday evening. The German company is on the brink of collapse and has said it urgently needs government aid to stay in business.