KfW would provide Deutschmerz exit for German gov

Burhan Khadbai

March 18, 2019 05:00 pm

deutschecommez_PA_230x150 — 17 March 2019, Hessen, Frankfurt/Main: The headquarters of Deutsche Bank (l) and Commerzbank, pulled together by a telephoto lens. The two largest private banks in Germany start talks on a possible merger. (to dpa "Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank consider merger") Photo: Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa | Frank Rumpenhorst/DPA/PA Images

KfW, the German state-owned development bank, could be used to support the merged entity of Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank by taking on the government's stake in the latter.

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