European energy companies are facing many challenges, amid continuing to bleed losses and debts, and searching for ways to finance their businesses, whose costs have increased in light of the rise in oil and gas prices. And energy prices in Europe this year (2022) reached record levels, in the wake of the Russian invasion of […]
Germany intends to restart 16 power plants running on fossil fuels, mainly coal and oil, to avoid electricity shortages due to an expected Russian cut in exports to Berlin, The Kyiv Independent reported on Sunday 17 July. The newspaper pointed out that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stressed that his country did not intend to return […]
Deutsche Bank (Germany’s bank) warned that the aggravation of the gas crisis in Germany may prompt citizens to return to using wood for heating to face the severe cold during the coming winter. According to analysts’ warnings, some homes will have to burn wood for heating instead of gas, as Russia continues to cut supplies, […]
German inflation has reached a four-decade high as a result of rising energy prices. In April, German inflation reached its highest level in more than four decades, fueled by natural gas and mineral oil prices that have skyrocketed since Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Consumer prices harmonised to make them comparable with inflation data from other […]
German government bond yields rose on Friday, following their biggest monthly jump in years in March, on expectations of rising inflation and tightening monetary policy. Some analysts believe Germany’s 10-year yield will remain near current levels in the short term, as the economic risks posed by the Ukraine conflict will outweigh the central bank’s commitment […]
The German city of Hamburg intends to become the green hydrogen center in Europe, consolidating its position as a leader in the field of hydrogen. Within this framework, the Hamburg Ministry of Economy and Innovation presented its green hydrogen import strategy, including an action plan to pave the way for the large-scale import of hydrogen […]