Silvia Wadhwa
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Silvia Wadhwa is a German
financial
journalist
currently working for CNBC Europe
in Frankfurt
. She reports daily from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
(usually on European Closing Bell
and Europe Tonight
), as well as providing German language
business news updates for the N24
news channel. Wadhwa is also the network's European Central Bank
correspondent, reporting from the bank's headquarters on days of interest rate
decisions and attending the subsequent press conferences
. In December 2007 she began writing a blog
, €urocentric, for CNBC.com.
s for organizations including Reuters
and Handelsblatt
, Wadhwa joined CNBC Europe in 1998 as a Frankfurt-based correspondent. Between 2003 and 2007 she acted as co-anchor of the evening programme Frankfurt Closing Bell and its successor Europe Tonight
. Guy Johnson took over as Europe Tonight's sole host in a March 2007 revamp, but Wadhwa remains a contributor to the show.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
financial
Finance
"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
currently working for CNBC Europe
CNBC Europe
CNBC Europe is a business and financial news television channel, the pan-European sister station of CNBC. The network is owned and operated by NBC Universal and headquartered in London, where it shares the Adrian Smith-designed 10 Fleet Place building with Dow Jones...
in Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
. She reports daily from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
The Frankfurt Stock Exchange is the world's 12th largest stock exchange by market capitalization. Located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange is owned and operated by Deutsche Börse, which also owns the European futures exchange Eurex and the clearing company...
(usually on European Closing Bell
European Closing Bell
European Closing Bell is a television programme aired on business news channel CNBC Europe from 5pm to 6pm CET , and from 11am to 12pm on CNBC World in the United States. The programme is presented from London by Guy Johnson and Louisa Bojesen...
and Europe Tonight
Europe Tonight
Europe Tonight is an evening television business news programme which was broadcast on CNBC Europe from 2004 to 2009. The programme was most recently presented by Guy Johnson and Anna Edwards.-History:...
), as well as providing German language
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
business news updates for the N24
N24 (Germany)
N24 is a television news channel based in Germany. It is owned N24 Media GmbH. It was previously owned and operated by ProSiebenSat.1 Media. N24 provides regular news updates to ProSiebenSat.1 Media properties like kabel eins and ProSieben.-History:...
news channel. Wadhwa is also the network's European Central Bank
European Central Bank
The European Central Bank is the institution of the European Union that administers the monetary policy of the 17 EU Eurozone member states. It is thus one of the world's most important central banks. The bank was established by the Treaty of Amsterdam in 1998, and is headquartered in Frankfurt,...
correspondent, reporting from the bank's headquarters on days of interest rate
Interest
Interest is a fee paid by a borrower of assets to the owner as a form of compensation for the use of the assets. It is most commonly the price paid for the use of borrowed money, or money earned by deposited funds....
decisions and attending the subsequent press conferences
News conference
A news conference or press conference is a media event in which newsmakers invite journalists to hear them speak and, most often, ask questions. A joint press conference instead is held between two or more talking sides.-Practice:...
. In December 2007 she began writing a blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
, €urocentric, for CNBC.com.
Biography
Having previously covered the German financial marketFinancial market
In economics, a financial market is a mechanism that allows people and entities to buy and sell financial securities , commodities , and other fungible items of value at low transaction costs and at prices that reflect supply and demand.Both general markets and...
s for organizations including Reuters
Reuters
Reuters is a news agency headquartered in New York City. Until 2008 the Reuters news agency formed part of a British independent company, Reuters Group plc, which was also a provider of financial market data...
and Handelsblatt
Handelsblatt
The Handelsblatt is a leading German language business newspaper, published in Düsseldorf by the Verlagsgruppe Handelsblatt. It has a circulation of 145.437 daily copies. Its editor-in-chief is Gabor Steingart...
, Wadhwa joined CNBC Europe in 1998 as a Frankfurt-based correspondent. Between 2003 and 2007 she acted as co-anchor of the evening programme Frankfurt Closing Bell and its successor Europe Tonight
Europe Tonight
Europe Tonight is an evening television business news programme which was broadcast on CNBC Europe from 2004 to 2009. The programme was most recently presented by Guy Johnson and Anna Edwards.-History:...
. Guy Johnson took over as Europe Tonight's sole host in a March 2007 revamp, but Wadhwa remains a contributor to the show.