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June 06, 2025

PwC study reveals that the costs of the digital euro are running into billions – savings banks and cooperative banks call for closer collaboration

A new study from PwC conducted on behalf of the European Banking Federation, the European Association of Co-operative Banks (EACB), and the European Savings and Retail Banking Group (ESBG) shows that the introduction of the digital euro could cost up to €30 billion for banks in the eurozone, even though – as currently conceived – it would not offer any recognizable added value for either consumers or businesses. The umbrella organizations of the Savings Banks Finance Group and the Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken Cooperative Financial Network are therefore calling for closer collaboration with private initiatives in the European financial sector.
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May 15, 2025

EU Commission’s Retail Investment Strategy: Good approach – but misses the mark

The aim of the European Commission’s Retail Investment Strategy (RIS) is to encourage more retail investors to invest in the capital market. The German Banking Industry Committee (GBIC) fully supports this aim. However, instead of providing real incentives, the current proposals will actually make access to the capital markets, to advice and to suitable products more difficult. The EU Commission’s inadequate simplification proposals will fail to reverse the trend.
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March 19, 2025

European Commission’s proposals for the Savings and Investments Union need to focus more on the value added for businesses and consumers

The European Commission today unveiled new steps in its adoption of the Savings and Investments Union (SIU). The initiative is aimed at channeling savings in the EU financial system into productive investments more effectively in order to open up broader access and better financing options for citizens and companies alike. The Bundesverband der Deutschen Volksbanken und Raiffeisenbanken (BVR) [National Association of German Cooperative Banks] is pleased to see that the European Commission is fleshing out the Savings and Investments Union project with more tangible ideas.
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BVR - 06.05.2014, 12:00:00
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