
Sophie Kiderlin
Digital News Associate at CNBC
Digital News Associate at CNBC Make It
@CNBCi @CNBCMakeIt / MA International Journalism @cityjournalism / prev. Biz Education @FT / Markets @thisisinsider / Creator/host @ViewsOurOwn / she/her
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6 days ago |
nbcchicago.com | Sophie Kiderlin
• The German economy has long been sluggish, and little reprieve is in sight. • Economy Minister Katherina Reiche on Friday called for her country to take more risks and speed up investment into infrastructure. Germany needs to take more risks and boost its stagnant economy with a decade of investment in infrastructure, German Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Katherina Reiche said Friday.
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6 days ago |
cnbc.com | Sophie Kiderlin
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1 week ago |
cnbc.com | Sophie Kiderlin
Friedrich Merz, Germany's chancellor, takes the chancellor's seat, after swearing an oath, at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAfter some dramatics, and around 10 weeks after the German election, Europe's largest economy finally has a leader: Friedrich Merz. His ascension didn't come easy though. On Tuesday, Merz failed to be elected chancellor in a shock first-round vote, an unprecedented event in the country's modern history.
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1 week ago |
nbcchicago.com | Sophie Kiderlin
• Friedrich Merz was elected as Germany's chancellor in a second-round parliamentary vote on Tuesday, after failing to secure enough support earlier in the day. • Merz needed at least 316 of the 630 members of parliament to vote in his favor. He received 325 votes. • The German Dax stock market index pared losses after the result of the second vote. It was 0.4% lower by 3:22 p.m. London time.
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1 week ago |
flipboard.com | Sophie Kiderlin
2 hours agoGermany’s Merz elected chancellor in second round of votingFriedrich Merz receives 325 votes in the second round of voting, hours after a shock defeat in the first ballot.
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