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Banking
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Private Party - the banking sector on the defensive
Against the backdrop of the euro crisis, Frankfurt is hosting what organizers call Europe's largest meeting for the financial and insurance industry - the Euro Finance Week. The conference is addressing such themes as 'Reining In Banks?' or 'Turning Point in Banking?' It seems the golden years are over.
Allah’s Bankers - Islamic banking as an ethical alternative
Ugurlu Soylu, a bank manager of Turkish descent who lives in Germany, wants to launch an Islamic bank there. But he does not see it as a niche product solely for Muslim customers. He believes that the banking and financial crisis have spurred demand for a bank in which the investment model is based on goods and services with real commercial value.
Bailout or Bomb? - The European Central Bank's Decision
The European Central Bank has announced a program allowing it to buy the bonds of debt-saddled eurozone countries without limits. ECB president Mario Draghi is hoping this will prove an effective weapon in combating the euro debt crisis. But German politicians have voiced doubts, saying this step violates existing European law and opens the door to higher inflation.
Keeping Banks in Line
Even as Europe is searching for ways to rescue struggling banks and governments, many banks are under the shadow of scandal. Now Barclays Bank has admitted it manipulated the Libor rate. How would a system of EU-wide banking supervision manage to keep tabs on the industry?
Europe’s Banks - How can they be supervised?
Our studio guest today is Herbert Walter, formerly the head of Dresdner Bank and now a leading corporate advisor.
Ahead of the Banking Union - Testing the mood in Frankfurt's financial district
Made in Germany went to Frankfurt to take a look at views on the planned European banking union. What are the bankers' hopes and fears? Does a banking union mean a step towards joint liability? What role could the European Central Bank play in regulating European banks? And how do the international media view these plans?
Climate: Intelligent Energy Production. Sri Lanka is Banking on Hydroelectric Power
Wasser ist in Sri Lanka ein wichtiger Energielieferant. Doch für große Staudämme fehlt der Platz. Deshalb sollen viele kleine Wasserkraftwerke entstehen, um den wachsenden Strombedarf des Landes zu decken.
Global Number: Microcredits
Over a third of the world’s population is too poor to get a loan from a regular bank. Traditionally, the banks have not been interested in this potential clientele.
Outlook 2012 - Banks Remain Jittery
Is this the calm before the storm? The trading rooms in Frankfurt's banks were mostly deserted between Christmas and the New Year. Some say a new banking crisis could be approaching fast. Banks are preparing for leaner times - and cutting back on their payrolls.
Otmar Issing - On the past and future of the common currency
We speak with Otmar Issing, economist and former member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, about the euro.
Ways to stem the debt crisis
We discuss the interventions by major central banks to counter the spreading crisis with our guest Thomas Straubhaar, director of the Hamburg Institute of International Economics.
Tackling the crisis: Central banks boost liquidity
Can the eurozone debt crisis be resolved? Central banks have taken coordinated action to provide cheaper funding to banks to avert a global financial crisis. This can be seen as a sign of how serious the central banks consider the situation to be.
The Euro Crisis and the Mood in Germany
At the Euro crisis summit, European leaders agreed that banks should be more closely regulated and that they will have to write off billions of euros owed to them. But the crisis is far from over.
Foreign Currency Credit for Hungary: monetary black hole for Austrian banks?
Austrian banks are suffering as a result of their exposure to Hungary. They provided mortgages to Hungarians in Swiss francs. As the franc soared against the forint, repayment costs became unmanageable for many borrowers.
European Central Bank: Draghi inherits a host of problems
The European Central Bank is getting a new director. On November 1st, Mario Draghi replaces Jean-Claude Trichet. The institution's image has suffered; critics even say that a solid central bank has turned into a European "bad bank".
Debt Crisis - Is another banking crisis in the offing?
Three years after Lehmann Brothers went bankrupt, European financial institutions are under pressure again. The threat of Greek insolvency and problems in other indebted countries are also a problem for banks. Things look especially bad for French financial houses that hold lots of Greek bonds.
Studio Guest Michael Heise
Our studio guest is Michael Heise, Allianz Group Chief Economist
The European Central Bank in Troubled Times
According to its charter, the European Central Bank is independent. Its primary function is to help keep inflation under control. But critics are accusing its president Jean-Claude Trichet of making the ECB a pawn of financial policy-makers. The ECB was meant to be a rock of stability in stormy economic seas, but is it a castle built on sand? Wolfgang Bernert.
Studio guest of the week: Hans-Peter Burghof.
Burghof is banking expert at the University of Hohenheim.
The banking business in Africa - Accounts for the neediest
Most Africans have no access to a bank, because most banks are either far away or aren’t interested in serving "small fry". But Christian Wessels is convinced that the need for and potential of this market is huge. The German management consultant wants to offer banking services to poor people in Africa.
Our Studio Guest: Holger Schmieding, Chief Economist at Berenberg Bank
Holger Schmieding, chief economist at Berenberg Bank, talks to us about the euro and the debt crisis.
Studio Guest
Our studio guest is Christine Schweikert, commodities expert, BHF Bank, Frankfurt.
Armenia - Loans for a better future
Getting a loan in Armenia means entering a bureaucratic jungle. But ProCredit Bank is changing that. It is partly funded by Germany's state-owned development bank, KfW Bank. The aim is to give loans to small and medium-size enterprises in Armenia. Businesses like the bakery run by the Schaverdyan family are now benefitting from funds to modernize operations or bring new ideas to life.
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