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BioNTech forecasts a revenue decline for 2025, expecting between 1.7 billion and 2.2 billion euros, down from 2.75 billion euros last year. This drop is due to Pfizer write-downs and stable vaccination rates. BioNTech also plans significant job cuts and new hires.
BioNTech, the German biotech company behind the COVID-19 vaccine, has warned of a significant decline in 2025 revenues, expecting them to range between 1.7 billion euros and 2.2 billion euros. This forecast is notably below the 2.75 billion euros reported last year and lower than analyst expectations of around 2.5 billion euros for 2025.
The company attributed the expected revenue drop to stable vaccination rates and anticipated inventory write-downs at its collaboration partner Pfizer, which will negatively impact sales. Additionally, BioNTech revealed plans to reduce its workforce by 950 to 1,350 full-time positions by 2027, impacting its manufacturing and research operations in Europe and North America.
However, BioNTech also intends to add between 800 and 1,200 new roles, especially in its large-scale mRNA immunotherapy manufacturing facility in Mainz and through its acquisition of Biotheus. Despite these changes, the company expects its overall headcount to remain relatively stable in the next three years. Following the announcement, BioNTech's stock fell by 4.3%, reflecting investor concerns.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel struck Iran’s South Pars gas field without U.S. or Qatari involvement, and warned that any Iranian attack on Qatar would prompt massive retaliation. The comments come as regional tensions soar after Tehran fired missiles at Gulf energy sites.
Israel reportedly launched a fresh wave of attacks on Iran on Friday (20 March), a day after U.S. President Donald Trump told it not to repeat its strikes on Iranian natural gas infrastructure, which sharply escalated the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
Carlos Ray “Chuck” Norris, the martial artist, actor and cultural icon best known for his roles in action films and the long-running CBS series Walker, Texas Ranger, has died at the age of 86.
Transport groups across the Philippines launched a nationwide strike on Thursday in protest against rising oil prices. The action affected 15 to 20 protest centres in Metro Manila, with similar demonstrations taking place across several major provinces.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has refused to lift his opposition to a €90 billion ($104 billion) European Union loan to help Ukraine keep up its fight against Russia’s invasion, following a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday (19 March).
The French government’s bid to suspend the marketplace of Chinese online retailer Shein in the country has been overruled by a Paris Court of Appeal.
The prevailing security situation in the region has done little to deter entrepreneurs from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) who continue to view Dubai as a premier and safe location for business.
China has raised the retail prices of petrol and diesel after global oil prices climbed sharply. The country’s top economic planning body, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), announced the move after reviewing international oil market trends.
Global financial markets remained on edge on Friday as the escalating war involving the United States, Israel and Iran continued to rattle investors, fuelling volatility in stocks and sending energy prices sharply higher.
China’s top leadership has unveiled a new push to turn advanced technologies into large-scale industrial priorities as part of the country’s upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan, which will guide economic and social development from 2026 to 2030.
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