China’s Central Bank PBOC to Deploy Various Tools to Combat Economic Downturn

China’s Central Bank PBOC to Deploy Various Tools to Combat Economic Downturn

Zou Lan, head of the monetary policy department of the Chinese central bank PBOC Zou is also considering lowering the reserve ratio for commercial banks to allow them to lend more. (Foto: imago images/VCG) Beijing, Hong Kong China’s central bank wants to dig deep into its tool kit to fight an economic downturn in the world’s … Read more

Banks more reluctant to lend to companies

Bankenskyline von Frankfurt 29.9 percent of those companies that are currently negotiating a loan reported reluctance on the part of the banks in December. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In view of rising interest rates and the feared recession, companies in Germany are finding it more difficult to obtain new bank loans. 29.9 percent of those companies … Read more

Consumer advocates for more rules on zero percent financing

– BERLIN Some consumer credit rules do not yet apply to zero percent financing. According to the will of the EU Commission, consumers should be better protected when borrowing in future. However, the EU countries want to exclude some forms of credit from the planned reform. “It’s a problem that zero percent financing has lower … Read more

Economy, trade & finance: Consumer advocates: Lending often too lax

– Credit without a credit check Buy now, pay later: According to consumer advocates, there is often no credit check for such financing offers. Photo: Franziska Gabbert/dpa-tmn – (Photo: dpa) – – – – “Every month, households have to raise large sums relative to their income to meet the burden of debt.” Mohn demands that … Read more

Demand for KfW loans down during economic recovery

– “We are seeing strong demand for funding in the areas of climate change and the environment and, fortunately, a decline in demand for corona aid,” said Stefan Wintels, CEO, who has been in office since last October. At EUR 34.5 billion, demand for the program for the promotion of energy-efficient buildings, which was recently … Read more

Cooperative banks are also expanding loans in the second corona year

– Volksbank According to preliminary figures, the institutes expanded their lending business in 2021 compared to the previous year by almost seven percent to 710 billion euros, as the Federal Association of German Volksbanks and Raiffeisenbanks (BVR) announced on Monday in Berlin. – (Photo: dpa) – – – – Frankfurt The German cooperative banks extended … Read more

DIHK survey continues to show major problems

– Gastronomy in Berlin Naturally, the financial situation is tense, especially in the economic reports, which have long suffered from restrictions. – (Photo: dpa) – – – – Berlin German companies are only slowly recovering from the consequences of the corona pandemic. Many are coping with the crisis, but 43 percent of companies still rate … Read more

Auxmoney loan platform wins new investment partners

– CFO Daniel Drummer, CEO Raffael Johnen and COO Arie Wilder (from left) CEO Johnen had already admitted last year that the growth targets for 2020 could not be achieved. – (Photo: Auxmoney) – – – – Berlin The Auxmoney credit platform is gearing up for further growth. Auxmoney receives from Citigroup and Chenavari Investment … Read more

Immediate aid, November aid: An overview of state corona aid

Application form for corona aid Many entrepreneurs are dependent on government support in the pandemic. – (Photo: dpa) – – – – Berlin Economy Minister Peter Altmaier (CDU) and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz (SPD) have announced one aid program after another for the economy since the beginning of the pandemic. Aid amounting to 89.4 billion … Read more

Quick loans from KfW have recently been particularly in demand

Frankfurt The extent of the corona aid provided by the KfW development bank can probably be called historical: In the 2020 pandemic year, KfW promised companies and self-employed aid loans totaling 46 billion euros. This aid package is already three times as large as the 14 billion euros with which the development bank supported the … Read more