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Deutsche Bank asset manager DWS fined 25 mn euros for 'greenwashing'
Deutsche Bank asset manager DWS fined 25 mn euros for 'greenwashing'
by  AFP

Deutsche Bank's asset management arm DWS was hit Wednesday with a 25-million-euro ($27-million) fine over misleading advertising for supposedly sustainable products, with activists hailing one of the world's biggest ever "greenwashing" penalties. DWS had already been hit in 2023 with $19-million penalty by financial regulators in the United States over misleading green statements.

Nigerian president sacks board of state oil company
Nigerian president sacks board of state oil company
by  AFP

President Bola Tinubu dismissed the entire leadership of Nigeria's state-run oil company Wednesday, naming a former Shell executive to lead the outfit in a sweeping overhaul that one commentator described as "long overdue".

Greece to spend 25 bn euros in 'drastic' defence overhaul: PM
Greece to spend 25 bn euros in 'drastic' defence overhaul: PM
by  AFP

Greece will spend 25 billion euros ($27 billion) through to 2036 in the "most drastic" defence overhaul in its modern history, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday. "Τhe plan involves the most drastic transformation of the armed forces in the country's modern history," Mitsotakis told parliament.

Swedish insurer drops $160 mn Tesla stake over labour rights
Swedish insurer drops $160 mn Tesla stake over labour rights
by  AFP

Swedish insurance company Folksam said Wednesday it had given up its $160 million stake in Tesla due to the electric carmaker's approach to labour rights. Folksam said that Tesla's approach to its employees' rights to unionise was "problematic" given its investment criteria, and that attempts to influence the company as a shareholder had been ineffective.

'Give me a break': Trump tariffs threaten Japan auto sector
'Give me a break': Trump tariffs threaten Japan auto sector
by  AFP

Business was already tough for auto parts maker Asahi Tekko, but with US car tariffs due to bite this week its president has a simple message for Donald Trump: "Give me a break." The tariff "will hit auto production hard, undermine confidence, and reduce orders", Moody's Analytics said in a report about Japan's business sentiment.