Germany

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After the wall

Framed by its history, Berlin is where the most apocalyptic war fought by humankind came to an end in Europe, and where two countries, forged in the ashes of that war, became united in peace in 1989
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Brexit winner Frankfurt gets another shot at finance stardom

(July 4): And the Brexit winner is … Frankfurt? Could it really be? The city on the banks of the river Main had ambitions for decades to establish itself on a global map. It wanted to become West Germany’s new capital after World War II, only to lose
Pullman Hotel Munich

CDL Hospitality Trusts acquires Munich hotel for $154 mil; launches $255 mil rights issue

SINGAPORE (June 27): CDL Hospitality Trusts (CDLHT) announced Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a 94.5% stake in the Pullman Hotel Munich in Germany for €98.9 million ($153.8 million).

Aviation & Engineering

ST Aerospace JV secures second passenger-to-freighter conversion contract with DHL Express

SINGAPORE (June 19): Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a 55:45 joint venture company between Airbus and ST Engineering’s subsidiary ST Aerospace, has secured its second conversion contract from DHL Express, which was signed today at the biennial International P

Frasers Hospitality opens 7th Capri by Fraser property in Berlin

SINGAPORE (June 13): Frasers Hospitality has announced the opening of Capri by Fraser Berlin, a 143-unit hotel residence located in Scharrenstraße, Berlin, Germany.

Tech

Robots may help defuse demographic time bomb in Japan, Germany

MUMBAI (May 30): Japan and Germany may be sitting on a ticking demographic time bomb where aging populations begin to drag down economic growth. Good thing they’re also prime candidates for robot revolutions.

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Hamburger city

The German city of Hamburg is known for many things, but not for the popular food

Porsche announces production of its millionth 911

SINGAPORE (May 16): Porsche’s one-millionth 911 model has rolled off the production line in Zuffenhausen, Stuttgart, Germany.

Currencies

Trump economic adviser bashes Germany on currency: report

WASHINGTON (Feb 1): A top economic adviser to US President Donald Trump bashed Germany for exploiting an undervalued euro to take advantage of its trading partners, the Financial Times reported Tuesday.

Chinese investors buy stake in mapping firm HERE

FRANKFURT (Dec 27): Chinese mapping firm NavInfo, internet group Tencent and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC are buying a 10% stake in digital maps company HERE, the latest in a string of Chinese acquisitions in Europe.
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