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Karoline Durr

GlobalPost

Karoline Durr is a writer based in New York and Berlin. She has covered European business and economics for CNN, CNN International and Bloomberg.

The World

The German perspective

Business, Finance & Economics

Opinion: Don’t expect much from “Madame No” in London.

The World

Take my car, please

Business, Finance & Economics
The World

Swiss banks: secret no longer?

Business, Finance & Economics
The World

Berlin: Poor but sexy

Business, Finance & Economics
The World

Interview: Volkswagen CFO Hans Dieter Poetsch

Business, Finance & Economics
The World

The Trabant: An East German marvel makes a comeback

Business, Finance & Economics

Want your own “little Sputnik?” You may soon get the chance.

The World

Opinion: Gadhafi holds Switzerland hostage

Politics

The traditionally neutral state has lost more than its honor in the years-long dispute with Libya.

The World

How Merkel lost a race she didn’t run

Agence France-Presse

After bruising vote, Christian Wulff takes presidency while Merkel hopes for fresh start.

US Ambassador: Berlin will do what’s needed to preserve the euro

Politics

Ambassador Philip Murphy speaks out on the European debt crisis, the importance of Berlin on the world stage, and what Germans really think of Barack Obama.

How ‘deutsch’ does Deutsche Bank need to be?

Business, Economics and Jobs

Germany’s biggest bank is appointing its first non-German speaking CEO, reawakening fears that its domestic clout is on the wane. The bank responded by giving him a co-chief who speaks the language.