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Turkish minister expects inflation to rise to 40 percent
Turkish Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati thinks inflation or currency depreciation in the country will peak at around 40 percent in the coming months. He said this at a meeting with…
Survey: 60 percent approval of general vaccination
BERLIN (dpa-AFX) – Public approval of a general obligation to vaccinate against the corona virus in Germany is falling slightly. However, there is still a clear majority in favour. According…
Fiber specialist Toray starts marketing 100 percent plant-based nylon
Japanese fiber specialist Toray Industries, Inc. and one of the leading fabric suppliers to the sports industry, has developed a nylon 510 (N510) fiber made from 100 percent bio-based synthetic…
Bitcoin drops below $39,000, value down more than 40 percent since top
Bitcoin’s value continued to fall on Friday. The digital currency fell almost 9 percent to USD 38,950 (EUR 34,390). That is the lowest level in more than five months. Bitcoin…
Quarterly revenue grows 35 percent
The Swiss luxury goods group Compagnie Financière Richemont SA (Richemont) closed the third quarter of the 2021/22 financial year with a strong increase in sales. In the period from October…
New subversion of omikron accounts for 1 percent of cases | Inland
The new subversion BA.2 of the omikron variant of the coronavirus accounted for 1.1 percent of all corona cases in Belgium on Tuesday. This is reported by virologist Piet Maes…
Booster shot clears hospital wards in the Netherlands: 98 percent effective against IC admission
The booster increases the protection against hospitalization by 12 percentage points, and the protection against admission to intensive care by 5 percentage points. It should be noted that in recent…
Germany: annual inflation at more than 3 percent – highest level since 1993
WIESBADEN (dpa-AFX) – A sudden increase in consumer prices put a strain on people’s budgets in Germany last year. After a further surge in prices in December, inflation climbed to…
BabyOne increases annual sales by 14 percent
The retailer BabyOne, which specializes in baby and toddler supplies, closed the 2021 financial year with a significant increase in sales. On Tuesday, the Münster-based company announced that net sales…
Chip shortages affect car sales: decrease of more than ten percent in Belgium
The shortages of chips did not do European car sales any good last year. According to car industry association European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), sales of new passenger cars in…