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Local perspectives shaped German artist's exhibition
Published: Tue 8 Jul 2025, 1:03 PM By Rebekah O'Reilly German artist Katja Striedelmeyer has said the perspective of local people helped to shape her bog exhibtion. Katja first appealed to the people of the Midlands to share their bog stories with...
Deutsche Bank consolidates wealth services for enhanced client focus
Deutsche Bank has unified its services for wealthy and high-net-worth clients into a single wealth management division. This reorganisation aims to tailor offerings to meet diverse client needs, from digitally-focused affluent individuals seeking...

Nashville hot chicken joint plans to open new restaurant in Germantown
Nashville-based Hattie B's Hot Chicken plans to open a new restaurant in Germantown's Village Square shopping center. The proposed 2,750-square-foot restaurant would include a 450-square-foot patio and be located near First Horizon Bank. This...

Scandic strengthens presence in Germany with hotel in Hamburg
Swedish hotel company Scandic has disclosed plans to further expand its presence in Germany with the signing of a new hotel in Hamburg, slated to open in 2030. The hotel will feature approximately 430 rooms and is situated in an area that offers...
Broadridge Enabling Rapid Compliance With EU Instant Payments Regulations - Broadridge’s Faster, Cost-Efficient Access To The ECB’s TIPS Service Is Accelerating Financial Institutions’ Compliance With New EU Instant Payment Regulations
To support banks in accelerating their transition to real-time Swift payments ahead of the October 2025 European deadline, global fintech leader Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) has announced the significant market adoption of its...
Mahama Announces Road Contractor Debt Clearance, Bids Farewell to German Envoy
President John Mahama has pledged to clear outstanding debts owed to road contractors this month, aiming to revive stalled infrastructure projects nationwide. Speaking during a July 7 meeting with Ghana’s Council of State, Mahama stated the...
MBS acquires SES’s media services in UK, Germany
MBS, a service integrator and managed gateway operator, has announced an agreement with SES to acquire a part of its media services in Germany and the UK. Rebranded as ‘full season’, the new business will offer content management, playout, IP, VoD...

€500Bn German infrastructure fund could benefit British businesses
British businesses could benefit from Germany’s €500bn infrastructure fund, say leading audit, tax and business advisory firm, Blick Rothenberg. Nils Schmidt-Soltau, Head of German desk at the firm, said: “Earlier this year the German Chancellor,...

Sucden Financial Secures $100 Million Credit Line for Its “Organic Growth”
Sucden Financial, which offers multi-asset execution, clearing, and liquidity, has secured a $100 million revolving credit facility to enhance its financial stability and pursue its organic growth strategy. Announced yesterday (Monday), the...

Large foreign investors exiting Greek RES market
Large foreign investors are fleeing the domestic renewables market one after another. Energy cuts and zero prices that are increasing exponentially from year to year have made high returns a thing of the past, when the Greek market was Eldorado to...

Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for July 8, 2025
Brazil’s financial markets are poised for a critical session today, shaped by a focused domestic economic calendar and a robust set of global indicators influencing investor sentiment, commodity demand, and currency dynamics. The Central Bank of...

Blackford: SNP must offer bold economic vision as UK suffers ‘financial hangover’
Mr Blackford warned that the dire state of the UK’s public finances would have direct consequences for Holyrood, whose budget is heavily dependent on decisions taken at Westminster. Read more: “For the SNP Government, whose budget is largely based...

Recent appointment in Germany’s Defense Ministry raises eyebrows
(MENAFN) While internal military promotions rarely grab public attention, a recent appointment in Germany’s Defense Ministry is raising eyebrows — and concerns. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has named Major-General Christian Freuding as the new...

Media reports German politicians urging for ice cream price rise
(MENAFN) Members of Germany’s Green Party have suggested that ice cream vendors in Berlin offer discounted scoops to children and teens from low-income families, according to the local outlet B.Z.. Their proposal comes in response to a survey...
European shares mixed as Trump’s tariff uncertainty weighs on markets
By Sukriti Gupta and Sanchayaita Roy (Reuters) -European shares were mixed on Tuesday as investors assessed the latest phase of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff rollout, which included new proposals for several countries and a new deadline for...

Germantown dispatch operations move to Washington County Sheriff's Department after more than five decades
GERMANTOWN, Wis. — After more than 56 years, the Germantown Police Department's dispatch center has transferred its emergency call operations to the Washington County Sheriff's Department. "Today for the first time in over 56 years the microphones...

UPP: Canadian investor looks outside US markets
University Pension Plan Ontario, the C$12.8 billion ($9.3 billion) plan that invests on behalf of five Ontario universities, doesn’t own many US treasury bonds, and the largest single exposure in the portfolio is Canadian. But US policies under...

Vodafone shares: a £1,000 investment 5 years ago is now worth…
Image source: Getty Images The last five years haven’t been kind to Vodafone (LSE:VOD) shares. The telecommunications giant has seen its market-cap tumble by almost 40% on the back of weak key market performance, troublesome leverage, and...

Trump-Musk feud hits Tesla investors again; shares of EV company dive 8%
Biz News Trump Musk feud: The bonhomie and collaboration between the most powerful man in the world and the richest, did not last long with Elon Musk opposing Trump’s Bills and the two lashing out at each other in public and Musk even forning his...
Financial authorities should responsibly sell their gold stocks
GOLD prices are up roughly 25 per cent this year alone. The European Central Bank reports that the yellow metal has overtaken the euro as the second-largest reserve asset. Select emerging market authorities, China especially, are now major...