Economy

EU denies split as Merkel left out

Top European leaders denied there was a split with Germany on Monday after Chancellor Angela Merkel was left out of a meeting on how to rescue the continent's ailing economies from the global financial crisis.

Economy

German business climate hits 15-year low

A key survey of Germany's corporate mood on Friday showed manufacturers and retailers, faced with a slowing economy and the global financial crisis, are gloomier than they have been in 15 years.

Economy

Germany falls into recession

Germany has officially fallen into recession after the Federal Statistics Office (Destatis) on Thursday reported Europe's largest economy contracted in the third quarter.

crisis

Deutsche Bahn postpones stock listing

The German government confirmed on Thursday it was postponing the partial stock market listing of national railway operator Deutsche Bahn due to the dramatic crisis hitting global financial markets.