Germany’s second largest bank plans to near-halve its branch network and cut workforce by a fifth.
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Germany’s two biggest banks have struggled to regain their balance over the past few years. Talk of a tie-up between Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank is heating up again, though both lenders have a raft of issues to work through first. Kat Van Hoof reports.
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Will Germany reach an EU consensus?
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Ludger Schuknecht: Fiscal normality must be the focus
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