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Austria to try ex-agent in Russia spying case
AFP, Published on 22/01/2026
» VIENNA - A former Austrian intelligence official is due to go on trial on Thursday, charged with handing over sensitive devices and selling secret information to Russia for years.
Ex-Wirecard CEO goes on trial over 'unparalleled' fraud
AFP, Published on 05/12/2022
» FRANKFURT, Germany: Ex-Wirecard CEO Markus Braun goes on trial in Munich this week for his role in the collapse of the once-celebrated payments firm, brought down by the biggest accounting fraud scandal in German corporate history.
Olaf Scholz: Germany's staid but steady next chancellor
AFP, Published on 08/12/2021
» BERLIN - Often described as austere and even robotic, Social Democrat Olaf Scholz nonetheless managed to inspire German voters in this year's election with a campaign that played on his reputation as a safe pair of hands.
Germany's DAX index grows from 30 to 40 firms in revamp
AFP, Published on 20/09/2021
» FRANKFURT - Ten companies will join the DAX on Monday as the blue-chip stock market index undergoes its biggest facelift in its 33-year history in response to turmoil in the German corporate world.
German MPs to grill ex-Wirecard boss over massive fraud
AFP, Published on 19/11/2020
» FRANKFURT AM MAIN - Markus Braun, the former chief executive of disgraced payments giant Wirecard, will on Thursday face a public grilling by German lawmakers over the massive accounting fraud that brought down his firm.
Commerzbank names Deutsche Bank's Manfred Knof as new CEO
AFP, Published on 27/09/2020
» BERLIN: Commerzbank, Germany's second largest bank which has been hit by the coronavirus pandemic and the Wirecard scandal, on Saturday named Manfred Knof from rival lender Deutsche Bank as its new chairman.
Deutsche Boerse changes rules to kick Wirecard out of DAX 30
AFP, Published on 13/08/2020
» FRANKFURT: German stock exchange operator Deutsche Boerse on Wednesday announced that it will tweak its rules in order to quickly expel scandal-hit payments firm Wirecard from the prestigious DAX 30 index following its insolvency.
Austrian politicians trade accusations over Wirecard
AFP, Published on 14/07/2020
» VIENNA - The dramatic collapse of German payment provider Wirecard fuelled a political row in Austria Monday, with former right-wing coalition partners trading accusations of links to key players in the scandal.
Wirecard to continue operating despite filing for insolvency
AFP, Published on 28/06/2020
» FRANKFURT AM MAIN: German payments provider Wirecard said Saturday that it would continue to operate despite filing for insolvency following a vast accounting fraud scandal.
Scandal-hit Wirecard says missing €1.9bn likely 'gone'
AFP, Published on 22/06/2020
» FRANKFURT AM MAIN: German start-up Wirecard on Monday admitted that €1.9 billion that auditors said were missing from its accounts probably "do not exist", as the payments provider plunged deeper into crisis.