Momentum has been slowing but the country boasts enviable technical skills and a burgeoning entrepreneurial culture
Wave of bankruptcies hits key European market as double-digit growth rate slows
Falling sales growth and excess capacity have led to sector pain that the EV transition is not easing
Transit deal expires with no follow-up agreement on flows to central Europe
German lender sees room for expansion in Americas where it lags in rankings
Industry is decommissioning legacy lines as demand for metal expected to grow
Lenders brushed off concerns about hit from falling interest rates
Wealthy customers hit with hefty charges as importers forced to take longer routes
Politics and luxury goods weigh on benchmark Cac 40 index
Kyiv’s purchase comes before expiry of Russian gas transit deal and Trump’s inauguration
Helsinki opens investigation into damaged power line in latest suspected sabotage attack on Baltic Sea infrastructure
Customs records show middlemen are keeping high-end fashion flowing to Moscow despite sanctions
Italian energy giant switches on the world’s most powerful machine outside the US
The Ursa Major had been under US sanctions linked to war in Ukraine
Software provider SAP responsible for two-fifths of all Frankfurt gains in year of political tumult
Company co-founders reaped $900mn in gains this year
Comments from head of Italy’s largest bank Carlo Messina come as rival UniCredit battles opposition from Berlin and Rome
Energy minister warns Doha ‘not bluffing’ over hefty penalties in corporate sustainability directive
Agreement to save €4bn includes factory capacity cuts and 35,000 job losses by 2030 ‘in socially responsible’ way
Obesity treatment CagriSema misses goal of 25% reduction in body weight
Bloc received 16.5mn tonnes of liquefied natural gas by mid-December despite efforts to reduce supplies from Russia
Market will never be winner takes all given that different patients will have different requirements
Copper abandons FCA application after trying to gain regulator’s approval for several years
Landmark parliamentary report also takes aim at financial watchdog
Anglo-Dutch group’s latest plan to offload its interest in an important German oil refinery collapses
