An executive member of Lufthansa has been quoted as saying, the airlines aims to win back business travelers by boosting the number of flights and improving in-flight catering. Currently, the German airline is carrying around 50% of the passengers it flew… Read More ›
Germany
WSF to sell entire 20% stake in Lufthansa by 2023
On Monday, a German finance agency said, Berlin plans on selling up to a quarter of its 20% stake in Lufthansa over the coming weeks citing positive developments at the bailed-out airline. With the news reaching the market, Lufthansa’s shares… Read More ›
Angela Merkel’s successor Armin Laschet to meet Musk on Tesla’s European Gigafactory
Germany’s conservative candidate who will succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor is scheduled to meet Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk sometime today during a visit to the company’s gigafactory site in Gruenheide near Berlin. “I am glad that Elon Musk has just… Read More ›
China’s CATL aims to raise $8.98 billion to expand lithium-ion batteries production
In a statement, Chinese battery giant CATL said, it is planning a private share placement to raise up to $8.98 billion (58.2 billion yuan) to fund six projects aimed at boosting the production capacity of lithium-ion batteries. The development comes at… Read More ›
Travel sector recovering from COVID-19 pandemic: Holiday company TUI Group
On Thursday, in a statement the TUI Group said, the holiday travel sector is seeing a recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Following easing of travel restrictions in Britain, the holiday company saw a surge in bookings from Germany and continental… Read More ›
French insurer Axa’s net income surge in first quarter
On Monday, France’s Axa posted a 180% surge in its first quarter net income even as the French insurer rebounded from a spike in pandemic-related claims that led to a $1.8 billion (1.5 billion euro) charge in 2020. In a statement… Read More ›
Allianz’s becomes first wholly foreign owned insurance asset management company in China
On Friday, in a statement Allianz said, its local Chinese asset management business has received regulatory approval, marking the first wholly foreign-owned insurance asset management company in the country. Foreign financial institutions are eager to expand their onshore footprint in… Read More ›
Allianz sees insurance claims of at least $589M from storm Bernd
On Tuesday, German insurer Allianz said it expects insurance claims of more than $589 million (500 million euros) from storm Bernd, which caused massive flooding in parts of western Germany this month. Allianz’s estimate is the first estimate from a German… Read More ›
Barclays appoints Ingrid Hengster as head of Germany
On Thursday Barclays said, it has appointed Ingrid Hengster as the CEO for Germany; the bank also appointed her as its global chairman for investment banking. Hengster joins from KfW Bankengruppe. The move in a series of appointments sees Barclays… Read More ›
European Commission’s monthly sentiment touches 21-year high midst reopening of economies
According to the results of the European Commission’s monthly sentiment survey for the 19 countries sharing the euro, the economic sentiment among these countries have touched a 21-year-high following an accelerated pace of COVID-19 vaccinations on the back of which… Read More ›