Structures and Trends in German Banking
Structures and Trends in German Banking

Author: Michael Koetter

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13:

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In this paper, we investigate the claim that German banks are special compared to banks in other industrialised economies. We show that banks are of particular importance to the German economy - as financial intermediary, as lender to the corporate sector, and as part of the corporate governance system. Further, German banks are supervised by two supervisory institutions and have the highest deposit insurance in the world. And last but not least, German banks are numerous, perform poorly, and are part of a historically grown three-pillar system. Hence, German banks can indeed be characterised as unique when compared to other industrialised economies.

Development Centre Studies The Making of Global Finance 1880-1913
Development Centre Studies The Making of Global Finance 1880-1913

Author: Flandreau Marc

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2009-10-30

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9264015361

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This book traces the roots of global financial integration in the first “modern” era of globalisation from 1880 to 1913 and can serve as a valuable tool to current-day policy dilemmas by using historical data to see which policies in the past led to enhanced international financing for development.