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Ex-banker and Scholz ally: Germany's new finance minister
Ex-banker and Scholz ally: Germany's new finance minister
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Joerg Kukies, Germany's new finance minister, is a former investment banker who has long been one of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's closest advisers, most recently as a state secretary. But in spite of the huge pay cut, he stayed -- and three years later, when Scholz became chancellor, switched to being an economic adviser in the chancellery.

German big business calls for early vote, economic vision
German big business calls for early vote, economic vision
Business and Economy
by  AFP

German big business groups demanded almost in unison Thursday that embattled Chancellor Olaf Scholz call elections soon to restore political stability in Europe's stuttering top economy. Hours after the world learnt that Donald Trump, a strong proponent of tariffs, is headed back to the White House, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's ruling coalition imploded.