Berlin / AFP German industrial gas supplier Linde and its US competitor Praxair “are discussing a merger of equals”, a source close to the matter said on Tuesday, confirming a Wall Street Journal report. A potential tie-up between the two companies would create a giant that would overtake French group Air Liquide as the world’s number one supplier of industrial ...

  Berlin / AFP Investor confidence in Germany rebounded slightly in August, as the shock over Britain’s vote to leave the European Union began to wear off, a leading survey showed on Tuesday. The investor confidence index calculated by the ZEW economic institute gained 7.3 points to stand in positive territory at 0.5 points in August, recovering from a massive ...

  Emirates Business Global leaders will meet in Dubai for the Africa Legal Network’s (ALN) 3rd Annual International Conference on October 5-6 at the Park Hyatt, Dubai, UAE. The invite-only event will bring together government representatives and business professionals to discuss the greatest opportunities for foreign investment in Africa. The conference comes as total non-oil trade between the two regions ...