News Source: BBC
| about 1 month ago
Retail sales declined 0.5% from August, and were down a by 3.9% on the year, figures released by the federal statistics office showed. Revenue from food and tobacco was 2.3% lower on the year, while some pharmaceuticals also saw a decrease. Germany...
News Source: Sydney Morning Herald
| about 1 month ago
Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel in Paris Photo: AFP/Gerald Cerles President Nicolas Sarkozy will help Germany fete the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall next month while days later Chancellor Angela Merkel will commemorate the World...
News Source: The Irish Times
| about 1 month ago
Figures from the Federal Statistics Office showed sales fell 0.5 per cent month-on-month in real terms and declined by 3.9 per cent on the year...A breakdown of the annual data showed households in Europe's largest economy were holding back on a...
News Source: Xinhuanet.com
| about 1 month ago
Germany's unemployment rate recorded an unexpectedly large fall in October, official figures showed on Thursday, creating hope of a possible economic recovery in Europe's biggest economy. The unadjusted jobless rate in October in Germany...
News Source: United Press International
| about 1 month ago
Angela Merkel begins her second term as German chancellor as criticism over her policies is mounting. Merkel flew to Paris Wednesday for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy , just hours after she was sworn in as chancellor. The day had...
News Source: United Press International
| about 1 month ago
Germany and France are working on closer ties on issues such as education, research and the global economy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said. Hours after being sworn in for a second term as chancellor, Merkel was welcomed by French President...