German Chancellor Angela Merkel is greeted by French President Emmanuel Macron as he hosts the leaders of the G5 Sahel countries in La Celle Saint Cloud, near Paris, France, December 13, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/File Photo PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) – French... More »
German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and CSU (Christian Social Union) leader Horst Seehofer speak to media after the exploratory talks about forming a new coalition government collapsed in Berlin, Germany, November 20, 2017. ... More »
FILE PHOTO – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire attends a news conference about a report on French economy at the Bercy Finance ministry in Paris, France, September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno L... More »
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire will meet German officials in Berlin this week to discuss the future of the euro zone and assess his own prospects of becoming the next chairman of the Eurogroup forum of finance ministers. More »
Hurricane Irma took aim at heavily populated areas of central Florida on Monday as it carved a path of destruction through the state with high winds and storm surges that left millions without power, ripped roofs off homes and flooded city streets. More »
FILE PHOTO: Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem holds a news conference during a Euro zone finance ministers emergency meeting on the situation in Greece in Brussels, Belgium June 27, 2015. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo By upsetting southern Europeans wit... More »
FILE PHOTO: Dutch Finance Minister and Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem talks to the media as he arrives at European Union finance ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium, February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo Euro zone finance ministers ... More »
An employee of the Korea Exchange Bank counts one hundred dollar notes at the bank’s headquarters in Seoul February 24, 2009. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak The dollar hit five-week lows against its peers on Friday, in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s cautious message t... More »
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average (top L), the Dow Jones average (top R) and the stock averages of other countries’ outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Asian stocks advance... More »
FILE PHOTO: AkzoNobel’s logo is seen in Amsterdam, Netherlands, February 16, 2012. REUTERS/Robin van Lonkhuijsen/United Photos/File Photo Dutch paints and coatings maker Akzo Nobel NV (AKZO.AS) rejected a 21 billion euro ($22 billion) bid from larger U.S. riva... More »
A Brussels conference to finance global family planning initiatives raised 181 million euros ($190.34 million) after a U.S. halt to such programs left NGOs worldwide with a large funding gap. More »
The Netherlands has committed $10 million for an initiative to replace funding for abortion services in developing countries that will be lost due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban on financing foreign groups that provide abortions. More »
Dutch Finance Minister and Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem reacts during a European Union finance ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium, July 12, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir Multinational companies should refrain from tax-avoidance practices and pay... More »
BERLIN Germany would support Spain’s Economy Minister Luis de Guindos to succeed the Netherlands’ Jeroen Dijsselbloem as chairman of the Eurogroup of euro zone finance minister, a spokesman for Germany’s Finance Ministry said on Wednesday. “We have indicated o... More »
BRUSSELS Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Some euro zone countries are accusing the European Commission of giving Greece false hope of new loans for less reform effort, but they still want Brussels to find a way to keep a defiant Athens in the euro. Afte... More »
WASHINGTON A group of 18 mostly Democratic U.S. senators on Friday urged the Obama administration to stop Royal Dutch Shell’s preparations for oil exploration in the Arctic, saying the region has a severely limited capacity to respond to accidents. The senator... More »
DEAD SEA, Jordan (Reuters) – Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein suggested on Monday that one candidate rather than three might have a better chance of beating FIFA president Sepp Blatter in this month’s elections but said he had no intention of withdrawing from the rac... More »
RIGA (Reuters) – Euro zone finance ministers warned Greece on Friday that its leftist government will get no more aid until it agrees a complete economic reform plan, as Athens lurches closer to bankruptcy. Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis faced a harsh... More »
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Even if it survives the next three months teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, Greece may have blown its best chance of a long-term debt deal by alienating its euro zone partners when it most needed their support. Prime Minister Alexis Ts... More »
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