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Today's decision by the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) to move its project to develop a digital euro into a preparation phase is viewed positively by the German Banking Industry (GBIC). "A properly designed digital euro can offer added value for the European economy and society

GBIC sees ECB decision for preparatory phase of a digital euro as positive / Consider risks and hold democratic debate


	Mobilisation of private capital needed
	Capital market in Europe remains underdeveloped
	Increasing the minimum reserve sends out the wrong signal



At this year’s Annual Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank in Marrakesh, President of the Association of German Banks, Christian Sewing, em

Bank President Christian Sewing: Stronger banks and financial markets crucial for sustainable transformation


	Latest study on industry’s taxonomy profile
	Focus on transformation needed


The Association of German Banks today presented a study on the taxonomy profile of industry. “In order to drive the transformation forward, we need to know where we stand with the rebuilding the economy,” said Heine

Herkenhoff: Informative value of Green Asset Ratio limited


	Capital markets key to financing transformation&nbsp;
	Securitisations belong at the top of the agenda in 2024
	Smart regulation needed


“Europe is a continent of opportunities, and always has been. We aim to do our utmost to support this Europe,” said Heiner Herkenhoff, CEO of the Associat

Herkenhoff: Europe is a continent of opportunities 

The European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Central Bank (ECB) have today published the results of their latest periodic stress test. The previous stress test had been conducted in 2021. From the end of January 2023, credit institutions simulated a baseline scenario and a pes-simistic thre

2023 EU-wide stress test: capitalization of German institutions proves robust in a tough stress scenario

The EU Commission presented a legislative proposal for the introduction of a digital euro today. According to the proposal, the digital euro is intended to be a response to the declining use of cash and to ensure access to central bank money for the population even in the digital age. At the same ti

German banking industry calls for political guard rails for a digital euro

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"The digital euro is a European joint project in which the German banks continue to actively participate. However, we have many questions that should still be answered by the ECB. Among other things, there is no concrete answer to what risks a digital euro may have for financial market stability," s

Herkenhoff: Unanswered questions about the ECB's digital euro

The Association of German Banks comments on the report by the Federal Ministry of Finance’s focus group on private pension provision

“Funded old age provision is vital for relieving the burden on the statutory pension scheme,” said Miye Kohlhase, Head of Clients and Markets, in reference to the r

Kohlhase: Maintaining living standards in old age – not possible without investment saving

Association of German Banks with new position paper on the CMDI framework review.

Legislative Proposal Misses Mark on Key Issues

“The European Central Bank has made the right decision not to end interest rate hikes prematurely. By doing so, it is staying the course on its monetary policy,” said Heiner Herkenhoff, Managing Director of the Association of German Banks, on today’s ECB Governing Council meeting. 

‘ECB have made the right decision’ says Herkenhoff

“It is right that the ECB stays the course in stamping out stubborn inflation. Today’s interest rate hike of 25 basis points represents a fine-tuning of its monetary policy. The key interest rates are well above the three percent mark and the gradual increases need time to take effect,” said Heiner 

Herkenhoff: ECB remains determined to stamp out inflation

“Getting inflation down continues to be the ECB’s top priority, that is important. Even after today’s interest rate hike, it is too soon to sound the all-clear for inflation in the euro area,“ said Henriette Peucker, Deputy Chief Executive of the Association of German Banks, about today’s ECB meetin

Peucker: Inflation remains stubborn

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