German health technology company Siemens Healthineers reported on Tuesday second-quarter revenue growth slightly below consensus expectations, as it was hurt by declining revenue in China. Revenue in the second quarter reached 5.44 billion euros ($5.86 billion), compared with analyst expectations of 5.48 billion euros, according to a consensus compiled by Vara Research. The company, which was spun out from industrial giant Siemens in 2018, provides technology in the healthcare sector, including in the fields of laboratory and care diagnostics, therapeutic imaging and molecular medicine.
Amy Dowden has paid a special tribute to the CoppaFeel! founder Kris Hallenga, who died aged 38 from breast cancer.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday that he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his trip to Beijing about China's role in helping poor countries with their debt burdens. "It is clear that China, as one of the largest creditors, must play a greater role overall in order to reduce the debt burden of the poorest countries in the long term," said Scholz during a speech at the Global Solutions Summit in Berlin.