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Germany must move quicker on reforms, say experts
Germany must move quicker on reforms, say experts
by  AFP

Germany must move quicker with potentially painful reforms, experts warned Thursday, in the latest sign of unease at Chancellor Friedrich Merz's efforts to turn the struggling economy around. The Bild newspaper also reported Tuesday that business associations had berated Merz behind closed doors for moving too slowly on reforms.

Dutch lead charge on electric inland vessels
Dutch lead charge on electric inland vessels
by  AFP

At a windswept container park near the sprawling port of Rotterdam, a crane slots a 30-tonne white battery into a transporter vessel, enough to provide eight hours of zero-emissions freight. ITG has 17 terminals connecting key locations in the Netherlands and Belgium with the sea ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam, handling one million containers per year.

Swiss central bank keeps zero-rate as tariffs take their toll
Swiss central bank keeps zero-rate as tariffs take their toll
by  AFP

Switzerland's central bank kept its policy rate at zero percent on Thursday, warning that massive US tariffs are weighing on the country's export-dependent economy. "The tariffs are likely to dampen exports and investment especially.

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