Western Europe

The first Silk Road train exclusively destined for Antwerp arrived at Belgium's largest port on Saturday.

The European Commission, EU's executive arm, has approved the acquisition of U.S. seed maker Monsanto by German conglomerate Bayer.

Deutsche Bank, Germany's biggest lender, plans an initial public offering of its institutional and wholesale asset management wing, DWS, next week Reuters reported citing sources close to the matter.

For the fourth consecutive year, Berlin takes the first place in the ranking of top European cities for real estate investment and development in a  survey published jointly by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

The European Commission said it is considering lowering capital requirements for banks’ environmentally-friendly investments in a bid to support sustainable finance and take action on climate change. “This could be done at first stage by lower

Zurich-based Credit Suisse, is trying to attract more high-net worth individuals by offering them shipping, aviation and real estate loans according to a news report in Reuters.

Air France launched a new lower-cost subsidiary which it said is aimed at millennial travellers (18 to 35-year-olds) “whose lifestyles revolve around digital technology.” The low-cost airline-within-an-airline called “Joon” will offer medium-h

Legend Holdings, the Hong Kong-listed company that is the computer manufacturer Lenovo Group’s largest shareholder, announced that it had agreed to buy a 90 percent stake in Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL), a leading universal banking

Struggling German airline Air Berlin filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday after Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways-- its main shareholder -- refused to finance another bailout.

The number of of corporate bankruptcies in July has fallen with 251 firms failing in that month, 34 fewer than in June, according to Statistics Netherlands (CBS). The decline follows an increase in May and June.