AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoInvestment: Amazon plans to invest more than €16 billion in Germany in 2027, including nearly €5 billion to expand cloud operations around Frankfurt, as well as spending on AI, logistics and satellite services. Migration and politics: Chancellor Friedrich Merz praised Turkish workers’ role in building postwar Germany, calling their migration a success story and rejecting the far right’s term “remigration.” Security: Germany summoned Iran’s envoy over alleged plots against Jewish community leaders. The AfD was also hit by a reported cyberattack, with more than 400,000 emails and bank records said to have been leaked. Business and finance: Darmstadt-based Merck agreed to acquire UK biotech Silence Therapeutics in a deal valued at about $1.3 billion. Germany’s Sparkassen banks are beginning to offer crypto trading through their banking app. Jobs: Germany is raising its minimum wage, though five categories of workers are excluded.
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