Coronavirus pushes Germany into recession

BERLIN: The coronavirus pandemic has tipped Germany into recession, official data showed on Friday, with Europe’s top economy suffering its steepest quarterly contraction in more than a decade as lockdown measures began to bite. The German economy shrank by 2.2 per cent in the first three months of 2020, federal statistics agency Destatis said, calling […]

Europe launches $260 billion credit line for struggling nations

Europe’s first instrument to help economies weather the impact of the pandemic – a 240 billion-euro ($260 billion) credit line – is now operational. But whether anyone will use it remains unknown. Over a virtual meeting Friday, euro-area finance ministers gave their final OK to the program, which will be run by the European Stability […]

UAE on the fast track, 2030 digital goals to be ‘realised in 2020’

Dubai: The UAE’s upcoming recovery plans for the economy will include “revisiting existing strategies”, according to a senior official with UAE Ministry of Economy. “A new committee headed the UAE Minister of Economy is charting out short, mid and long-term recovery plans,” said Abdulla Al Saleh, Under Secretary of the Foreign Trade and Industry. “The […]

UAE companies raise defences against wave of malicious campaigns, cyber strikes

Dubai: UAE companies, publicly listed and private, are combating a spike in malicious campaigns being unleashed on social media, which in some cases have hurt shareholder confidence or directly hurt performance. Also recording a sharp increase have been targeted cyberattacks on some leading privately owned businesses, including two developers. (No official confirmation has been provided […]