Press releases

October 15, 2026

BVR President Kolak: “Resilience starts in the regions”

Marija Kolak, President of the National Association of German Cooperative Banks (BVR), expressed concern about the current global economic situation on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) meetings in Bangkok. The war with Iran is driving up energy prices and continuing to disrupt key supply routes. This is compounded by unpredictable US trade policy. As a result, Germany’s economic recovery remains vulnerable. At the same time, fiscal policy is pursuing an overly expansionary course that is unsustainable in the long term. This is also reflected in the bond markets.
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September 24, 2026

German banking supervisors’ stress test confirms resilience of small and medium-sized institutions

The assessments of the profitability and resilience of small and medium-sized banks (less significant institutions, LSIs) published by Deutsche Bundesbank and the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) [German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority] attest to the robust health of banks in Germany. “The findings show that the approximately 1,100 institutions that were tested are well prepared for potential stress situations,” says Daniel Quinten, member of the Board of Managing Directors of the Bundesverband der Deutschen Volksbanken und Raiffeisenbanken (BVR) [National Association of German Cooperative Banks], on behalf of the German Banking Industry Committee (GBIC). The institutions’ capitalization remains high and is significantly in excess of the minimum requirements.
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September 04, 2026

German Banking Industry Committee: There are no monetary policy grounds for raising the minimum reserve requirement and doing so would be detrimental to the euro area

The German Banking Industry Committee (GBIC) is warning against raising non-remunerated minimum reserve requirements in the euro area, stating that such a move is unwarranted in terms of monetary policy and would place an additional burden on European banks. It believes that it would run counter to the European Commission’s efforts to strengthen the competitiveness of the European financial sector.
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BVR - 06.05.2014, 12:00:00
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