Germany: Technical Note on Banking Sector Structure

Volume/Issue: Volume 2011 Issue 370
Publication date: December 2011
ISBN: 9781463928551
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Banks and Banking , Economics- Macroeconomics , ISCR , CR , bank productivity , public sector bank , a number of bank , net profit , bank Performance Indicators , coooperative bank , capital requirement , bank lending , internationalized bank , West LB , house bank , Cooperative banks , Commercial banks , Personal income , Public sector , Global

Summary

This Technical Note focuses on banking sector structure in Germany. Germany’s banking system comprises three “pillars”—private commercial banks, public sector banks, and cooperative banks—distinguished by the ownership structure and business orientation. The German banking system includes a large number of institutions in both absolute and relative terms. This note describes the evolution of Germany’s three-pillar banking system. It analyzes capitalization, credit and the intermediation of savings, and bank profitability and efficiency. It also examines the benefits of public involvement and governance in the banking system.