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Spaniard first 'but not last' woman to join German blue-chip CEOs
AFP, Published on 02/05/2021
» FRANKFURT - Belen Garijo will take over as CEO at German pharmaceuticals giant Merck from May -- the first woman to singlehandedly run a DAX 30-listed company -- as Europe's top economy debates quotas for greater boardroom equality.
German start-up in global demand with anti-virus escalators
AFP, Published on 26/04/2020
» COLOGNE: Tanja Nickel and Katharina Obladen were still in high school when they patented an idea to disinfect escalator handrails using UV light.
Facebook's Libra must be stopped
Business, Katharina Pistor, Published on 03/07/2019
» Facebook has just unveiled its latest bid for world domination: Libra, a cryptocurrency designed to function as private money anywhere on the planet. In preparing the venture, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been in negotiations with central banks, regulators and 27 partner companies, each of which will contribute at least US$10 million. For fear of raising safety concerns, Facebook has avoided working directly with any commercial banks.