70.5% of investments made in FY 2014/2015 were from private sector
A national leasing company can harm rather than support the leasing sector, says investment minister
Leasing sector’s portfolio mainly goes to real estate projects: Experts
We're still at the tip of the ice berg; there are various opportunities in the sector, says Executive Chairman at EFG Hermes Leasing
US Congress passes bill complicating Obama’s plans to close Guantanamo
A bill that extends the ban on transferring Guantanamo prisonors to the US mainland has sailed through Congress. Its passage will complicate President Barack Obama's efforts to close the notorious…
EFSA grants Hermes, HDB, Wadi Degla financial leasing licences
Many banks, in coordination with the authority, consider establishing financial leasing companies
Catalonia: Nationalism with foul roots
Catalonia's regional parliament has come out and endorsed a split from Spain. It's rather a surprise that it has come this far. But, it's no surprise that the separatists' motives…
DFB statement puts Beckenbauer at center of World Cup allegations
The DFB's two acting presidents have released a statement regarding a document described by media as "possibly a bribery attempt" regarding the 2006 World Cup. They have said that Franz…
Ifo think tank sees refugee costs soaring
Germany's Ifo economic think tank has more than doubled its estimate of what the influx of refugees will cost the country as it expects higher numbers of asylum-seekers and additional…
Students unhappy with Berlin film school’s new director
One of Germany's most important film schools, the DFFB, has appointed UK producer Ben Gibson as its new director. But many students fear the choice means sacrificing creative freedom in…
Labor court rules Lufthansa strike illegal
Lufthansa flight attendants on strike in Dusseldorf are no longer permitted to continue their walkout through Tuesday, after a labor court has ruled the industrial action illegal. The legal decision…
Journalists, intellectuals demand restrictions on ‘contempt of religion’ charges
Several journalist were sentenced due to religious institutions’ claims
