In its 24th edition of the publication – SME Diagnosis 2024 – the German Savings Banks Association (DSGV) presents representative data on the current situation of SMEs in Germany. This issue focuses specifically on company succession in the German SME sector.
                      
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Focus Papers
        
                
            The World Remains an Unpredictable Place 
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            Shadow banks - Mitigating risk comes before sharing risk
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            Financial literacy for all – the enduring, dependable role of Savings Banks
            114,29KB
        
                
            A Digital Euro Must Add Value for People and  Businesses in Europe
            156,44KB
        
                
            Facilitating fair use of the data of consumers and business enterprises
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            Focus Paper - Electric vehicle charging must be as simple as filling up at a gas station
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             European payment transactions: Innovation needs investments and scope for development
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            The Savings Banks’ business model is an expression of social sustainability
            82,65KB
        
                
            Credit financing during the COVID-19 crisis demonstrates the efficiency of locally active banks
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            Inducements provide important benefits and advisory services for clients
            73,89KB
        
                
            Ensuring a level playing field to support European solutions - do not reduce interchange fees
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            New rules do not help clients - Study confirms dissatisfaction with MiFID II and PRIIPs Regulation.
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            Europe is Our Future - Thoughts of the Savings Banks Finance Group on the 2019 elections to the European Parliament
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            Focus Paper - Problem loans in Europe: Sustainable risk mitigation will take years
            56,89KB
        
                
            Focus Paper - Effective protection of deposits in Europe Centralisation is the wrong approach
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            Focus Paper - Is Germany “overbanked”? Banking diversity must be preserved
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The German "Mittelstand"
                      08.01.2025
                      
                  
                  Who will take up the baton?
                      30.01.2024
                      
                  
                  DSGV President Reuter: Economic growth and a greater performance orientation are key to prosperity
                          SME Diagnosis 2024
                      
                  
                      03.01.2024
                      
                  
                  German SMEs in transition
                          With the SME Diagnosis 2023, the German Savings Banks Association (DSGV) presents the 23rd collection of representative data on the current situation of SMEs in Germany. 
                      
                  
                      30.01.2023
                      
                  
                  German SMEs between hope and scepticism
                          Three out of four companies in Germany are customers of the Savings Banks Finance 
Group. Advising and financing small and medium-sized enterprises in Germany is 
the core business of the Savings Banks and Landesbanken. To this end they use their 
strengths; a detailed knowledge of their customers and their personal situation as 
well as a nationwide presence throughout Germany’s regions.
                      
                  
                      21.01.2022
                      
                  
                  SMEs face their next big challenge
                          The “SME Diagnosis 2021” describes and evaluates the current economic environment, the prospects and the challenges facing small and medium-sized enterprises. The basis of the trend analysis is a survey of almost 300 SME experts in Savings Banks throughout Germany. The economic company data comes from the annual financial statements of around 300,000 commercial Savings Bank customers. This is the largest pool of anonymised annual financial
statement data in Germany.
                      
                  
                      05.01.2021
                      
                  
                  SME Diagnosis 2020: Resilience in times of crisis
                          In the corona crisis, SMEs benefit from the financial durability they have built up over the past ten years. Their innovative spirit is already recovering, as the SME Diagnosis 2020 shows.
                      
                  
                      23.09.2020
                      
                  
                  S-Mittelstand Fitness Index 2020: The Future of the German Mittelstand
                          The Future of the German Mittelstand survey is based on an analysis of performance indicators for corporate clients and corporate lending by the savings banks, as well as on the DSGV sector forecasts. 
                      
                  Europe
                      18.03.2021
                      
                  
                  The state of the Banking Union
                          Aspects of the Banking Union are changing and endangering crisis-hardened
and stabilising structures as the Savings Banks. A glossary is meant to support
the opinion-forming process, put each initiative into context and describe their practical effects.
                      
                  
                      20.10.2020
                      
                  
                  Franco-German Initiative welcomes EU Capital Markets Recovery Package
                          Five French and German associations from the financial sector have jointly commented on the EU Capital Markets Recovery Package. The five associations are very supportive of the approach taken by the European Commission (EC).
                      
                  
                      11.06.2020
                      
                  
                  Germany EU Council Presidency in 2020
                          Diversity is strength. As of July 2020, Germany will assume an important leadership role in the European Union by taking over the Council Presidency for six months. Subsequently, Germany will be part of the Trio Presidency together with Portugal and Slovenia for another twelve months in 2021. This will be a great opportunity to shape Europe.
                      
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