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Domestic Debt In Rich Countries Rising In Relation To GDP
Electronics Weekly
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This ratio is higher than several other major economies (between 45 and 51 percent in Spain and Germany, respectively, 63 percent in France and 66 percent in Japan). In 2023, three countries had a household debt ratio in excess of 100 percent of...
Europe's New War Economy: From Green Collapse To Military Keynesianism
Zero Hedge
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Submitted by Thomas Kolbe While the green pseudo-economy drags the broader economy into the basement, two-thirds of Germans say they are satisfied with renewable energy or even want to see it expanded more rapidly. Meanwhile, the construction of a...
Namibia and Germany renew 30-year youth sport exchange partnership
New Era
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Hilma Nalupe Namibia and Germany have taken a step to continue fostering youth development through sports, formalising the extension of a partnership that has spanned three decades. The renewed agreement focuses on strengthening athletic training,...
Van Oord completes first bio-LNG bunkering
LNGindustry
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August 18, 2025
Save to read list Published by Jessica Casey, Editor LNG Industry, Monday, 18 August 2025 15:30 Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger, Vox Ariane, has completed its first bunkering of bio-LNG on the Elbe in Germany. This milestone marks an...
Germany’s media place the rapper Macklemore in its crosshairs
World Socialist Web Site
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August 14, 2025
The article “A bit of Israel-bashing and then just keep partying” by Sebastian Hammelehle in Germany’s largest circulation news weekly Der Spiegel was one of the triggers for a wide-ranging smear campaign against the rapper Macklemore. The Spiegel...
Futures Dip Ahead Of Trump-Zelensky Meeting As Jackson Hole Looms
Zero Hedge
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US equity futures are down a touch, after closing in the red on Friday having tagged a new all time high earlier in the day, with small caps outperforming to start the week. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are down 0.1% and Nasdaq futures drop 0.2%...
Greece’s Trading With Germany Grows 3.8%, But Imports More
The National Herald
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August 15, 2025
ATHENS – Trade between Greece and Germany reached €12.05 billion ($14.1 billion) in 2024, a 3.8 percent increase over 2023, said the Greek Embassy in Berlin, Greece moving up two spots to become Germany’s 37th largest trading partner globally. But...
Berlin Rejects Israeli Plan to Build Houses in West Bank Settlements
teleSUR
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(FILE) Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli Army operation at Nur Shams refugee camp near the West Bank city of Tulkarem, 20 October 2023. Photo. EFE.(FILE) Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli Army operation at Nur...
German Porsche SE Group turns to defense industries due to declining sales
Yemen News Agency SABA
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Berlin - Saba: Hans Dieter Pötsch, Chairman of the Board of Management of the German Porsche SE Holding Group, announced on Wednesday that, in light of declining profits, the group intends to expand its investments in the defense sector. Pötsch...
Namibia, Germany renew 30-year Youth Sport Exchange partnership
Informante
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August 15, 2025
Staff Reporter A NAMIBIAN delegation has travelled to Germany to formalise the renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture and the Fussball- und Leichtathletik...
Opinion: Over the Past Eight Years, New Uzbekistan Has Absorbed Over $113 Billion in Foreign Investments
Times of Central Asia
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August 15, 2025
On the eve of the 34th anniversary of our country’s independence, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund finalized the 2025 consultations under Article IV of the IMF Agreement. The Fund’s main conclusion is that Uzbekistan’s...
How the world is reacting to Israel’s settlement plan in occupied West Bank
Yahoo News
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Israel’s announcement that it will illegally build thousands of homes in a highly controversial development in the occupied West Bank – in a move Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich boasted “buries the idea of a Palestinian state” – has drawn...
world Germany tells Israeli government to stop West Bank settlement construction
Asiaone
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August 15, 2025
BERLIN — Germany on Friday (Aug 15) called on the Israeli government to stop settlement construction in the West Bank after Israel's far-right finance minister said work would start on a plan for thousands of home that would divide the Palestinian...
German manufacturer mulls relocating to US to avoid arms embargo against Israel
Middle East Eye
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August 13, 2025
German automotive manufacturer Renk, which produces tank transmissions and engines for the Israeli military, is considering moving production to the US after the German arms embargo on Israel. Renk CEO Alexander Sagel mentioned the prospective...
Đồng Nai prepares industrial land for three projects worth over $442 million
Vietnam News Agency
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HÀ NỘI — The southern province of Đồng Nai is accelerating the expansion of its industrial land reserves to capture foreign direct investment (FDI) as Long Thành International Airport edges closer to operation. On August 19, the province will...
FTSE 100 Live: index dips into the red as investors eye...
Proactive UK
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August 15, 2025
FTSE 100 up 4 points to 9,182 Dow Jones set to jump at the open Investors eye Trump-Putin talks in Alaska Chinese data disappoints Asian markets end mixed 2pm: Footsie falters as August malaise returns The FTSE 100 dipped into the red in early...
Germany pledges $500 million for NATO-led US weapons supply to Ukraine
The Kyiv Independent
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August 13, 2025
Germany will contribute $500 million to a NATO initiative supplying Ukraine with critically needed U.S.-made weapons, the alliance announced on Aug. 13. The support will come through NATO's Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) mechanism,...
Bioethanol plant begins shut-down process
BBC
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August 18, 2025
Vivergo, one of two UK bioethanol plants, has ceased production and will start laying off its 160 employees on Tuesday. After weeks of talks, the government said on Friday it would not be providing financial support for the bioethanol sector,...
Germany approves delivery of submarine to Israel, report says
Middle East Monitor
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August 13, 2025
The German government has approved the export of a new submarine to Israel, just days after announcing a partial halt to the country’s arms exports to the Jewish state, the Berlin-based taz newspaper reported Wednesday, Anadolu reports. According...
Kiev ready for settling conflict peacefully along current frontline — FT
TASS
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August 18, 2025
LONDON, August 18. /TASS/. Vladimir Zelensky is ready for concessions and the peaceful settlement of the Ukraine conflict along the current frontline without withdrawing troops from Donbass, the Financial Times (FT) reported, citing a source....